Okay, I draw and paint a little. I remember hearing other “artists” denigrating ol’ Bob because “He did a painting in half an hour”. I looked at this stuff and thought "Wow, he painted a background in half an hour.
Can’t help but wonder what Bob Ross’s soothing little paintings would’ve been like had he painted the Australian landscape … "I’m just going to add a sweet little drop bear to this tree … " ;)
YES!! Bob always drove me spare when he’d stick a tree in the foreground or throw in a cabin – I’d always react the same way as the woman! Bob Ross was a national treasure, and today I caught myself using the “Bob Ross voice” when brushing one of my cats. She and I had a good laugh about it. xD
Now we know where Georgia learned to tuck in as many tiny details as possible when she draws BCN! In my mind’s eye, I’m seeing Sophie in the Big Purple House also watching and taking notes.
I video taped about two dozen of his shows then transferred them to DVD when that format became available. I have not needed a sleeping pill since. Turn it on, lower the volume and let his voice cause me to drift away with dreams of Peapod and “happy little trees” and “there” and “just two hairs and air”. Me and the kids used to watch and count how many times he said “there” or “Happy little” something.
I have adored Bob Ross for years. Has anyone else seen the cartoon of a happy little bush painting a portrait of Bob? The bush and Bob’s hair are identical. I particularly like his stories about his little squirrel buddy.
I was always mesmerized with his voice and how he created these tiny trees with the biggest brush thinking how in the world does he do do this and make it look so easy..
This is funny. I got my first edits back from the editor, Emily, for my book. She was very positive on my work and writing style and gave me dozens of pages of notes and suggestions. Furthermore, she pointed out that her suggestions are just that, suggestions. There is no one perfect way to write.
Now, I digested these notes and suggestions just like the Woman in today’s strip…
WHAT? How can I cut this part it is integral to the story!…While you are critiquing my work, why don’t you just give me a paper cut and pour pickle juice in it…Yeah, yeah I can see that moving this would read better…But I want to introduce the character’s here…Australian Cattle Dog is a breed!…Oh okay, that’s a much better way to say it…But Joel speaks in my head in a West Virginia vernacular….Oh come on, this gives a wonderful back story for the whole world I am creating…That’s it, I am giving up and becoming a Monk…Yes, maybe moving it there would read better…I can’t write any better, I’m stupid!…Wow, I can add all kinds of detail here…GOOD IDEA!…This makes it perfect, you’re a genius Emily!…et cetera…
Marie (my wonderful wife), I need 5 double Martini’s RIGHT NOW!
All the emotional roller-coaster but without a little Pucky helping me through it. She said my book is definitely a cozy in style and length, but I am packing so much into so few pages that expanding some areas will make it read better. Because I have not been writing in the book since December, I can look at the book with fresh eyes. Emily’s notes will be integral in lengthening the book and making it read better.
Bob Ross was the greatest stress reducer in the universe! I used to love taking Saturday afternoon naps to that soothing voice and waking up thinking that things weren’t all that bad after all. R.I.P. Bob, I miss you.
Everybody is a critic, but at least The Woman is a talented artist so she knows what she’s talking about. (Actually, she doesn’t because it’s not her painting.)
I think that today’s strip has enough tail-wiggling, wheel-spinning, trip-to-the-moon, catatude-flashing, coffee-and-catnip-powered angst-tossing strip I’ve ever seen in BCN!!!!!
Oh, I know that feeling when watching Bob Ross SO well! It says something about his ability that even when you thought it looked just fine before he started to add all that “extra” stuff the paintings still looked great when he was done adding said “extra” stuff.
Adding to the group who enjoy the calming voice, too. We’ve used him to calm down my cranky niece on occasion.
(I’d say he needs a bit more afro to be really recognizable, but he didn’t like being stuck with the hairstyle, so I think he’d approve of the shorter hairstyle used here.)
Akin to what Snowy&Finlay said earlier, I’ve witnessed hardcore sports fanatics be at their ‘utmost’ expressiveness after a deciding play, but more calm and reserved than this!! … It’s like watching The BIG GAME !! … Just imagine the commentary:
“Looks like he’s gonna paint the TREEEEE … Right … … THERE !!”
I actually recently just learned that Bob Ross had been a sergeant in the Air Force where he was anything but how he appeared on his show. He decided he didn’t want to be the person he’d been in the Air Force when he started the show. Of course today, he probably have a painting show where he’d be screaming at other painters and the show would be a hit (remember, his painting show is reruns).
Georgia left this comment "We go now live to BREAKING CAT NEWS! …Is there anything more soothing than Bob Ross’ voice? I owe how I paint trees, skies, shrubbery, fields, water—landscapes, really—to him. We couldn’t afford art lessons when I was little, but my Nana Dee Dee had PBS! I still put him on often. (In fact, we fell asleep to him painting “Mystic Mountain” last night when the Boy woke up not feeling well around midnight and joined us in our room).
There are always “happy little trees” jokes about Bob Ross, but this has been much closer to my experience watching. An emotional roller coaster of gentle life advice dispersed during high stakes painting decisions. It always felt like that precious little cabin was about to RUIN EVERYTHING—and then he’d step back from the canvas and, well hey, it all turned out ok. In fact, it turned out great! Bob Ross didn’t just make art lessons more widely available to the public, he also taught us how to deal with (and accept) the unexpected. How to roll with a mistake and make it beautiful.
I watch Bob Ross on TV sometimes and he totally does that. He keeps adding things in and I think it’s going to ruin the painting but then it just looks so much better. He’s so good at painting.
I like to draw and ive never watched bob ross but omigooooooooooddd WHYYYYYYYYYYYYYYY BOB WHYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYY!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
BillJackson2 almost 5 years ago
Okay, I draw and paint a little. I remember hearing other “artists” denigrating ol’ Bob because “He did a painting in half an hour”. I looked at this stuff and thought "Wow, he painted a background in half an hour.
dmah Premium Member almost 5 years ago
Can’t help but wonder what Bob Ross’s soothing little paintings would’ve been like had he painted the Australian landscape … "I’m just going to add a sweet little drop bear to this tree … " ;)
maggijoseph Premium Member almost 5 years ago
Puck is riding the emotional roller coaster with his Woman. It looks exhausting.
Jungle Empress almost 5 years ago
I never realized Bob Ross was such a master of suspense.
DennisinSeattle almost 5 years ago
As a person with no artistic bone in my body, I find this fascinating. I’m glad Puck can relate!
Strawberry Hellcat: Gair I gall, ffon I’r anghall almost 5 years ago
YES!! Bob always drove me spare when he’d stick a tree in the foreground or throw in a cabin – I’d always react the same way as the woman! Bob Ross was a national treasure, and today I caught myself using the “Bob Ross voice” when brushing one of my cats. She and I had a good laugh about it. xD
saobadao almost 5 years ago
Bob Ross is mentioned in this strip today and also in “Get Fuzzy”…what’s up with that?
Sue Ellen almost 5 years ago
Now we know where Georgia learned to tuck in as many tiny details as possible when she draws BCN! In my mind’s eye, I’m seeing Sophie in the Big Purple House also watching and taking notes.
mysterysciencefreezer almost 5 years ago
Bob Ross was a wizard. #ProveMeWrong
WelshRat Premium Member almost 5 years ago
Colour me confused.
hawgowar almost 5 years ago
I video taped about two dozen of his shows then transferred them to DVD when that format became available. I have not needed a sleeping pill since. Turn it on, lower the volume and let his voice cause me to drift away with dreams of Peapod and “happy little trees” and “there” and “just two hairs and air”. Me and the kids used to watch and count how many times he said “there” or “Happy little” something.
maestrabella67 almost 5 years ago
“We are all works in progress”. THIS!!
Jonathan Mason almost 5 years ago
WTF?
arolarson Premium Member almost 5 years ago
I have adored Bob Ross for years. Has anyone else seen the cartoon of a happy little bush painting a portrait of Bob? The bush and Bob’s hair are identical. I particularly like his stories about his little squirrel buddy.
fullmoondeb Premium Member almost 5 years ago
SUNDAY FUNDAY
cat19632001 almost 5 years ago
What is artist Sophie’s take on “one more happy little tree?”
cat19632001 almost 5 years ago
Puck and the Woman in dual distress in the last panel is hilarious.
cat19632001 almost 5 years ago
Will we see Puck in a beret and painter’s smock, joyfully adding happy flora to his paintings?
Janetb689 almost 5 years ago
I was always mesmerized with his voice and how he created these tiny trees with the biggest brush thinking how in the world does he do do this and make it look so easy..
tricksterson almost 5 years ago
Can you imagine what a conversation between Bob Ross and Fred Rogers would have been like?
shwhite369 almost 5 years ago
Puck’s empathy knows no limits! RIP Bob Ross. Happy little trees…
asrialfeeple almost 5 years ago
And then we draw a happy little cat wanting to chase and eat those squirrels.
Defective Premium Member almost 5 years ago
Bob Ross repeats have been on Twitch now for quite a while. I don’t think this has anything to do with that, though.
ladykat almost 5 years ago
I don’t remember ever getting as frantic as the Woman and Puck over Bob Ross.
On another note, I got Yum Yum some cat grass yesterday. She approved.
Kitty Katz almost 5 years ago
I’d Like to Teach the World
I’d like to buy the world a brush
To paint scene of love,
With mountain scenes
And flowing streams
And fluffy clouds above
…….
I’d like to teach the world to paint
A perfect scene of peace,
So full of joy
With purrs employ,
And smiles never cease!
…….
That’s the scene I’d love,
What the world wants today,
Wish that’s how it would stay
That’s the scene I’d love.
…….
That’s the scene I’d love,
What the world wants today,
Wish that’s how it would stay
That’s the scene I’d love.
…….
Grab a brush in your hand,
Let’s begin today,
With a brush in each hand,
We can find a way!
…….
I’d like to teach the world to paint
A perfect scene of peace,
So full of joy
With purrs employ,
And smiles never cease!
…….
Except for the fact that I can’t paint a line.
Michael G. almost 5 years ago
The emotional roller coaster ridden by the Bob Ross set. Exhausting!
cat19632001 almost 5 years ago
“Trust in the process. We are all works in progress.” ♥
Or we’re all paper towels.
http://www.breakingcatnews.com/comic/local-cat-artist-has-new-art-installation/
Snowy&Finlay almost 5 years ago
I think this is just a cover line, there’s a second TV with the big game paying.
Snowy&Finlay almost 5 years ago
But maybe I’m just not familiar with this sport.
rs0204 Premium Member almost 5 years ago
This is funny. I got my first edits back from the editor, Emily, for my book. She was very positive on my work and writing style and gave me dozens of pages of notes and suggestions. Furthermore, she pointed out that her suggestions are just that, suggestions. There is no one perfect way to write.
Now, I digested these notes and suggestions just like the Woman in today’s strip…
WHAT? How can I cut this part it is integral to the story!…While you are critiquing my work, why don’t you just give me a paper cut and pour pickle juice in it…Yeah, yeah I can see that moving this would read better…But I want to introduce the character’s here…Australian Cattle Dog is a breed!…Oh okay, that’s a much better way to say it…But Joel speaks in my head in a West Virginia vernacular….Oh come on, this gives a wonderful back story for the whole world I am creating…That’s it, I am giving up and becoming a Monk…Yes, maybe moving it there would read better…I can’t write any better, I’m stupid!…Wow, I can add all kinds of detail here…GOOD IDEA!…This makes it perfect, you’re a genius Emily!…et cetera…
Marie (my wonderful wife), I need 5 double Martini’s RIGHT NOW!
All the emotional roller-coaster but without a little Pucky helping me through it. She said my book is definitely a cozy in style and length, but I am packing so much into so few pages that expanding some areas will make it read better. Because I have not been writing in the book since December, I can look at the book with fresh eyes. Emily’s notes will be integral in lengthening the book and making it read better.
prairiedogdance Premium Member almost 5 years ago
Knowing Georgia’s background and training, this must be drawn straight from real life! Love it!
almost 5 years ago
I got a good laugh out of this.
scyphi26 almost 5 years ago
Can’t say I’ve ever seen anybody react that way to Bob Ross’s painting…
Kitty Katz almost 5 years ago
I love Puck’s expressions as he experiences the Woman’s joy and grief alongside her.
Catmom almost 5 years ago
Bob Ross was the greatest stress reducer in the universe! I used to love taking Saturday afternoon naps to that soothing voice and waking up thinking that things weren’t all that bad after all. R.I.P. Bob, I miss you.
diskus Premium Member almost 5 years ago
Oh this was so me! I was like stop! Stop! But he was a joy to watch RIP
scaeva Premium Member almost 5 years ago
Let us all rejoice! It’s Pizza Day! Celebrate one of the worlds most perfect foods.
Now I want a pizza for breakfast, cold or hot doesn’t matter.
marilynnbyerly almost 5 years ago
Everybody is a critic, but at least The Woman is a talented artist so she knows what she’s talking about. (Actually, she doesn’t because it’s not her painting.)
cat19632001 almost 5 years ago
I’d love to watch Sophie host a show like this on the CN network.
1MadHat Premium Member almost 5 years ago
I think that today’s strip has enough tail-wiggling, wheel-spinning, trip-to-the-moon, catatude-flashing, coffee-and-catnip-powered angst-tossing strip I’ve ever seen in BCN!!!!!
scaeva Premium Member almost 5 years ago
“Shoe” has an interesting take on the subject, today.
oliver :) almost 5 years ago
rage moments 2020 number one: puck and woman watching bob ross
cat19632001 almost 5 years ago
The Woman sure loves her a little squirrel house. Puck approves as well.
Sionyx almost 5 years ago
Oh, I know that feeling when watching Bob Ross SO well! It says something about his ability that even when you thought it looked just fine before he started to add all that “extra” stuff the paintings still looked great when he was done adding said “extra” stuff.
Adding to the group who enjoy the calming voice, too. We’ve used him to calm down my cranky niece on occasion.
(I’d say he needs a bit more afro to be really recognizable, but he didn’t like being stuck with the hairstyle, so I think he’d approve of the shorter hairstyle used here.)
Mx Crazy Cat Person almost 5 years ago
I love how involved Puck is with the emotions of creativity!
Code the Enforcer almost 5 years ago
Akin to what Snowy&Finlay said earlier, I’ve witnessed hardcore sports fanatics be at their ‘utmost’ expressiveness after a deciding play, but more calm and reserved than this!! … It’s like watching The BIG GAME !! … Just imagine the commentary:
“Looks like he’s gonna paint the TREEEEE … Right … … THERE !!”
"OOOHHHH !!! … That could COST ’im!! :)
NWdryad almost 5 years ago
Nobody said you have to watch.
meowlin almost 5 years ago
Descriptive service for the Facebook Inaccessible: LEGO Bob Ross on rooftop after Sparti Gras (2016) using a squirrel
https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=10208856458798409&set=a.10208812264493579&type=3&theater
knight1192a almost 5 years ago
Look, a drill sergeant teaching painting!
I actually recently just learned that Bob Ross had been a sergeant in the Air Force where he was anything but how he appeared on his show. He decided he didn’t want to be the person he’d been in the Air Force when he started the show. Of course today, he probably have a painting show where he’d be screaming at other painters and the show would be a hit (remember, his painting show is reruns).
Daeder almost 5 years ago
I didn’t know watching Bob Ross could be so intense for an artist!
Ignatz Premium Member almost 5 years ago
As a musician, I have said “There are no mistakes, just happy accidents” many, many times.
SheMc almost 5 years ago
Painting seems to be getting more popular every day! All budding Bob Rosses & van Goghs
willie_mctell almost 5 years ago
Lucas Cranach the Elder, among others, is spinning in his grave.
SunflowerGirl100 almost 5 years ago
Georgia left this comment "We go now live to BREAKING CAT NEWS! …Is there anything more soothing than Bob Ross’ voice? I owe how I paint trees, skies, shrubbery, fields, water—landscapes, really—to him. We couldn’t afford art lessons when I was little, but my Nana Dee Dee had PBS! I still put him on often. (In fact, we fell asleep to him painting “Mystic Mountain” last night when the Boy woke up not feeling well around midnight and joined us in our room).
There are always “happy little trees” jokes about Bob Ross, but this has been much closer to my experience watching. An emotional roller coaster of gentle life advice dispersed during high stakes painting decisions. It always felt like that precious little cabin was about to RUIN EVERYTHING—and then he’d step back from the canvas and, well hey, it all turned out ok. In fact, it turned out great! Bob Ross didn’t just make art lessons more widely available to the public, he also taught us how to deal with (and accept) the unexpected. How to roll with a mistake and make it beautiful.
He was the best"
KL almost 5 years ago
The pictures of sweet Puck going through all the emotions with the Woman is one of the most adorable things I’ve ever seen anywhere.
skipper1992 almost 5 years ago
Ladies and gentlemen, I give you the only acceptable use of autotune …
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YLO7tCdBVrA
coffeeturtle almost 5 years ago
Bob Ross was the best! ☺
digitydigitydigity almost 5 years ago
I thought I was the only person that yelled "Oh you just ruined it " at the tv : )
thecatlady3410 almost 5 years ago
One of my friends loves Bob Ross. happy little trees
marni.bennett over 4 years ago
I watch Bob Ross on TV sometimes and he totally does that. He keeps adding things in and I think it’s going to ruin the painting but then it just looks so much better. He’s so good at painting.
Give me comics or give me death over 3 years ago
I can relate
LeslieAnn Premium Member over 1 year ago
Georgia, this is my precise reaction to Mr. Ross.
MoultonFamily 21 days ago
I like to draw and ive never watched bob ross but omigooooooooooddd WHYYYYYYYYYYYYYYY BOB WHYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYY!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
MoultonFamily 21 days ago
this is [bro] by the way