Bob Ross

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  • chiquimonkey
    chiquimonkey Posts: 9,337
    TrixieCat wrote:
    Motel 6 has a lobby?
    Never been.
    same here....well i've been to a motel 6 once, but i wasn't paying attention to the lobby lol

    and he is *far* from a charlatan. sure his stuff won't hang in the met or the louvre, but he was able to make a gorgeous painting in 30 minutes. and he inspired folks to paint, and just to see what the act of painting is like. was a relaxing show to watch :)

    for those dismissing it, ask yourself if you could do it better. and after you do that, shut yer trap lol
  • harmless_little_f***
    harmless_little_f*** Posts: 8,005
    dissidentman wrote:
    Obviously it's good stuff...probably nailed to the wall so nobody walks out with it.

    To do what... sell it on E-bay cus it's Bob Ross?

    Nup. Still not sure... :confused:
    'We're learning songs for baby Jesus' birthday. His mum and dad were Merry and Joseph. He had a bed made of clay and the three kings bought him Gold, Frankenstein and Merv as presents.'

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  • OffHeGoes29
    OffHeGoes29 Posts: 1,240
    I loved watching him as a kid, it would mellow me out.
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  • harmless_little_f***
    harmless_little_f*** Posts: 8,005
    Bob Ross was a fantastic teacher, and he did the world wonders to introduce a whole bunch of people to painting... OK? But he wasn't a brilliant painter. He was a decent painter.
    'We're learning songs for baby Jesus' birthday. His mum and dad were Merry and Joseph. He had a bed made of clay and the three kings bought him Gold, Frankenstein and Merv as presents.'

    - the great Sir Leo Harrison
  • Dissidentman
    Dissidentman Posts: 15,378
    chiquimonkey wrote:
    same here....well i've been to a motel 6 once, but i wasn't paying attention to the lobby lol

    I see, you were working as a "ceiling inspector" that day? :)
  • chiquimonkey
    chiquimonkey Posts: 9,337
    harmless_little_f*** wrote:
    Bob Ross was a fantastic teacher, and he did the world wonders to introduce a whole bunch of people to painting... OK? But he wasn't a brilliant painter. He was a decent painter.

    decent painter does not equal charlatan though. charlatan implies he faked it or something. and it looked like he was painting, pretty sure :p
    dissidentman wrote:
    I see, you were working as a "ceiling inspector" that day? :)
    perhaps :D actually it was a whirlwind drug fueled road trip so bob ross could ahve been in the lobby dressed like a dragon painting and i wouldn't have even noticed :o lol
  • Dissidentman
    Dissidentman Posts: 15,378
    harmless_little_f*** wrote:
    To do what... sell it on E-bay cus it's Bob Ross?

    Nup. Still not sure... :confused:

    To me his stuff just looks like a million other paintings of landscapes that you see in every Dr's/lawyer's/dentist's office

    Just throwin' a little failed sarcasm out there.
  • Dissidentman
    Dissidentman Posts: 15,378
    perhaps :D actually it was a whirlwind drug fueled road trip so bob ross could ahve been in the lobby dressed like a dragon painting and i wouldn't have even noticed :o lol[/quote]

    Whoah.... sweet.
  • chiquimonkey
    chiquimonkey Posts: 9,337
    dissidentman wrote:
    perhaps :D actually it was a whirlwind drug fueled road trip so bob ross could ahve been in the lobby dressed like a dragon painting and i wouldn't have even noticed :o lol

    Whoah.... sweet.[/quote]
    i *had* to have been altered to think it was a good idea to get into the hot tub at a motel 6...like fuck i'd do that now haha
  • harmless_little_f***
    harmless_little_f*** Posts: 8,005
    dissidentman wrote:
    To me his stuff just looks like a million other paintings of landscapes that you see in every Dr's/lawyer's/dentist's office

    Just throwin' a little failed sarcasm out there.

    Oh no it wasn't failed sarcasm, it was good - I wondered if you were very subtly trying to say his stuff was generic. I'd agree - nicely played. :p
    'We're learning songs for baby Jesus' birthday. His mum and dad were Merry and Joseph. He had a bed made of clay and the three kings bought him Gold, Frankenstein and Merv as presents.'

    - the great Sir Leo Harrison
  • harmless_little_f***
    harmless_little_f*** Posts: 8,005
    chiquimonkey wrote:
    decent painter does not equal charlatan though. charlatan implies he faked it or something. and it looked like he was painting, pretty sure :p

    Yes... I'm afraid hyperbole is something I am cursed with.
    'We're learning songs for baby Jesus' birthday. His mum and dad were Merry and Joseph. He had a bed made of clay and the three kings bought him Gold, Frankenstein and Merv as presents.'

    - the great Sir Leo Harrison
  • chiquimonkey
    chiquimonkey Posts: 9,337
    charlatan |ˈ sh ärlətən; ˈ sh ärlətn|
    noun
    a person falsely claiming to have a special knowledge or skill; a fraud. See note at quack

    nope, don't apply :D
  • Dissidentman
    Dissidentman Posts: 15,378
    harmless_little_f*** wrote:
    Oh no it wasn't failed sarcasm, it was good - I wondered if you were very subtly trying to say his stuff was generic. I'd agree - nicely played. :p

    Ok good... I thought we were growing apart. I feel better now.
  • Rhinocerous Surprise
    Rhinocerous Surprise Posts: 4,423
    harmless_little_f*** wrote:
    Bob Ross was a fantastic teacher, and he did the world wonders to introduce a whole bunch of people to painting... OK? But he wasn't a brilliant painter. He was a decent painter.

    What I don't get is why his simple landscapes make him nothing more than a decent painter, but Rothko's two-splodges-of-colour make him a genius.
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  • harmless_little_f***
    harmless_little_f*** Posts: 8,005
    dissidentman wrote:
    Ok good... I thought we were growing apart. I feel better now.

    Do you want a hug? Cus I can give you a hug.. if you want.
    'We're learning songs for baby Jesus' birthday. His mum and dad were Merry and Joseph. He had a bed made of clay and the three kings bought him Gold, Frankenstein and Merv as presents.'

    - the great Sir Leo Harrison
  • TrixieCat
    TrixieCat Posts: 5,756
    Ok, so Bob Ross' work looks like a million other works out there. I am pretty sure they are not hanging masterpieces in the lobby of a motel. Nor are they selling them at those "art shows" that are held at the Holiday Inn.
    Perhaps he was their influence?

    Oh and I consider Rembrandt and Caravaggio to be 2 of the world's most exquisite painters, but their work looks alot like alot of other stuff, wouldn't you say? Just saying..
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  • harmless_little_f***
    harmless_little_f*** Posts: 8,005
    Rhinocerous Surprise wrote:
    What I don't get is why his simple landscapes make him nothing more than a decent painter, but Rothko's two-splodges-of-colour make him a genius.

    I've never called Rothko a genius. I'm not sure who I'd call a genius.. very few people. But Rothko, at the time he was painting, wasn't generic American tourist gift shop art.
    'We're learning songs for baby Jesus' birthday. His mum and dad were Merry and Joseph. He had a bed made of clay and the three kings bought him Gold, Frankenstein and Merv as presents.'

    - the great Sir Leo Harrison
  • failedpersephone
    failedpersephone Posts: 3,424
    Woah...Harmless!!!

    what the hell?? !! :eek:

    Bob Ross was a great teacher!! he showed millions of people that painting landscapes is a relaxing and easy HOBBY...he wasn't trying to fool anyone into thinking that his paintings were Monet's!!

    he was like, "dude...use a fuckin' spatula to make tree trunks straight...use a white motherfucker to cover your mistakes...always add a sweet fuckin' road that leads around a bend...and make thefuckin' bitch assed trees happy - give em' some sick ass greenish fuzz for leaves...shit yeah, son!" (okay maybe he didn't talk like that...but you get my point.)

    dude, they are happy little trees...not pretentious, blurry color blocks. ;):D:p
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  • Dissidentman
    Dissidentman Posts: 15,378
    harmless_little_f*** wrote:
    Do you want a hug? Cus I can give you a hug.. if you want.

    maybe a quick pat on the ass and send me on my way
  • chiquimonkey
    chiquimonkey Posts: 9,337
    failedpersephone wrote:
    dude, they are happy little trees...not pretentious, blurry color blocks. ;):D:p
    the key words in that, "not pretentious". yeah his work wasn't tortured or had pig heads and cow carcasses with babies screaming in the corner...it was just beautiful landscapes (god forbid!)

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