The Joy of Painting

The Joy of Painting

In this half-hour program, artist Bob Ross paints a beautiful oil painting on canvas.

Genre: DocumentaryFamily

Cast:Bob RossSteve RossDana JesterPeepJoyce OrtnerFerne SiroisAnnette KowalskiJohn ThammDiane AndréDorothy DentAudrey GoldenBen StahlEarl Glen ThebeauTrimSlim


1Season 23

S23.E1 ∙ Frosty Winter Morn

Tue, Sep 3, 1991

Soft, serene and near silent, this Bob Ross painting is simple and elegant, with just a lone cabin nestled comfortably into pillows of snow

2Season 23

S23.E2 ∙ Forest Edge

Tue, Sep 10, 1991

Bob Ross transforms a zany looking canvas into a gorgeous, soft wooded scene with radiant sun glowing over opulent trees and bushes.

3Season 23

S23.E3 ∙ Mountain Ridge Lake

Tue, Sep 17, 1991

Powerful mountains softened with grassy meadows and little evergreens framing a nice shiny mere - this is a lovely Bob Ross masterpiece.

4Season 23

S23.E4 ∙ Reflections of Gold

Tue, Sep 24, 1991

Magnificent jewels in an oval - this Bob Ross painting highlights countless numbers of colors in nature's sky and foliage.

5Season 23

S23.E5 ∙ Quiet Cove

Tue, Oct 1, 1991

Elegant mountain lake, silent and still, reflecting the natural beauty of leafy trees and grasses all around - a pretty Bob Ross creation.

6Season 23

S23.E6 ∙ River's Peace

Tue, Oct 8, 1991

Autumn is the threshold to winter, but still with glorious color and warmth in Bob Ross' trees, sky and buttery ground cover.

7Season 23

S23.E7 ∙ At Dawn's Light

Tue, Oct 15, 1991

A real viewer favorite! With silky shades pink, mauve and lilac, Bob Ross completes an amazing birch tree landscape.

8Season 23

S23.E8 ∙ Valley Waterfall

Tue, Oct 22, 1991

A regal vista on canvas, Bob Ross paints incredible mountains and waterfall enclosed by proud evergreens and mossy cliffs.

9Season 23

S23.E9 ∙ Toward Day's End

Tue, Oct 29, 1991

Even the oval in this delightful Bob Ross cabin-by-the-river painting cannot contain all the succulent, glorious foliage!

10Season 23

S23.E10 ∙ Falls in the Glen

Tue, Nov 5, 1991

A partially blackened canvas is all you need to start creating this dark, mood-filled misty waterfall scene with artist Bob Ross.

11Season 23

S23.E11 ∙ Frozen Beauty in Vignette

Tue, Nov 12, 1991

A truly graceful scene, as if floating in air -- icy pond and weather-worn cabin -- is today's Bob Ross winter landscape.

12Season 23

S23.E12 ∙ Crimson Tide

Tue, Nov 19, 1991

Bob Ross paints a breathtakingly beautiful seascape on black canvas today, complete with fierce skies, jagged cliff and raging ocean waves.

13Season 23

S23.E13 ∙ Winter Bliss

Tue, Nov 26, 1991

A different kind of oval today! - Bob Ross paints a pretty, panoramic cold mountain lake scene inside this fun frame.