Are you familiar with the artist Bob Ross? The famous tv painter and internet sensation.  
Bob Ross is my spirit animal. He is amazing. 
He was certainly an inspiration to many in this country  His show was also televised in Canada, Latin America and Europe.
I did not know he was known worldwide! I really like his wet on wet oil painting techniques.
He won three Emmy awards for his work.
That is good! He deserves it for sure. What else do you know about him?
YouTube, Twitch, and many other websites many years after his death.
Early life.
Ross was born in Daytona Beach, Florida, to Jack and Ollie Ross (a Cherokee carpenter and a waitress, respectively), and raised in Orlando, Florida. As a child, Ross entertained himself by caring for injured animals, purportedly including an armadillo, snake, and alligator. One of these animals, a squirrel named Peapod (full nickname "Peapod The Pocket Squirrel"), was featured most prominently in a
Bob Ross
Robert Norman Ross (October 29, 1942 – July 4, 1995) was an American painter, art instructor, and television host. He was the creator and host of "The Joy of Painting", an instructional television program that aired from 1983 to 1994 on PBS in the United States, and also aired in Canada, Latin America, and Europe. Ross went from being a public television personality in the 1980s and 1990s to being an Internet celebrity in the 21st century, becoming popular with fans on