Dozens of Bob Ross paintings — many of them created live on the PBS series that made him a household name — will be auctioned off in the coming months to support public television. Ross, with his ...

For millions of Americans who came of age in the 1980s and early 1990s, few television experiences were as quietly transformative as settling into the couch and watching Bob Ross work his magic on PBS ...

With recent federal funding cuts to public media, the estate of late painter Bob Ross is fighting to save the platforms that championed his work. Bob Ross Inc. is auctioning 30 paintings by the ...

Thirty of his paintings are being auctioned off to help make up for the cuts in federal funding for public television stations, The Associated Press reported. Bob Ross Inc. president Joan Kowalski ...

An original Bob Ross painting sold for a record price in an auction by HBO talk show “Last Week Tonight with John Oliver,” with proceeds benefiting public media. Donated by Bob Ross Inc. for the ...

The first three of 30 paintings sold in Los Angeles for a record-shattering $662,000. The rest will go up for auction in various cities throughout 2026. Ross painted many of them live on his PBS show.

The late Bob Ross encouraged millions of Americans to make and appreciate art through his show The Joy of Painting, which has aired on PBS stations since 1983. (Bob Ross Inc./AP) The first of 30 Bob ...