Cynicism is totally in fashion (and trust us we are fashionable). But we're always glad to put down our skepticism for the memory of this guy, Bob Ross, PBS Legend and The Joy of Painting Icon. Check his out his attitude. He could've cared less about appearing apathetic or aloof. Look at that big ass grin and his high-waisted jeans! He loved the shit out of painting happy clouds, cheerful mountains, and prarie simulacra. Edgy and hip weren't really in his vocabulary. He just wanted to make soothing pictures and teach others how to enjoy playing with paint. We can't get enough of that.
And we ain't the only ones. 14 years after Bob's death, downtown hipsters are still loving his Happy Little Clouds.
Just this week:
A line stretched down the block—even after the PBR
open bar had ended!—with a “Happy Little Raffle” to benefit a local
arts charity, landscape painting tutorials, and the "world’s first
official" Bob Ross look-a-like contest at Gallery Bar on Orchard Street.
“Now that we’re a little distanced from when he
was alive, we have only begun to understand the significance of his
unflappable joy,” said afro-wigged organizer Misha Calvert
It's true. At first we didn't understand the hipster revitalization of Bob Ross' legacy. Doesn't one have to be hip to be memorialized by hipsters? But, look at that picture of Bob. He is one jazzy snazzy mothafucka. And his happiness is mesmerizing. No one can resist his afro charms.
(observer.com)
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