Favorite quotes from Bob Ross

Here are some of our favorite happy little quotes from painter Bob Ross:

• We don't make mistakes, just happy little accidents.
• Let's get crazy.
• There's nothing wrong with having a tree as a friend.
• I can't think of anything more rewarding than being able to express yourself to others through painting. Exercising the imagination, experimenting with talents, being creative; these things, to me, are truly the windows to your soul.
• Talent is a pursued interest. Anything that you're willing to practice, you can do.
• All you need to paint is a few tools, a little instruction, and a vision in your mind.
• I guess I’m a little weird. I like to talk to trees and animals. That’s okay though; I have more fun than most people.
• Traditionally, art has been for the select few. We have been brainwashed to believe that Michaelangelo had to pat you on the head at birth. Well, we show people that anybody can paint a picture that they're proud of. It may never hang in the Smithsonian, but it will certainly be something that they'll hang in their home and be proud of. And that's what it's all about.
• You can do anything you want to do. This is your world.
• We want happy paintings. Happy paintings. If you want sad things, watch the news.
• There's nothing wrong with having a tree as a friend.
• Shwooop. Hehe. You have to make those little noises, or it just doesn't work.
• People might look at you a bit funny, but it's okay. Artists are allowed to be a bit different.
• Any time ya learn, ya gain.
• In painting, you have unlimited power. You have the ability to move mountains. You can bend rivers.

For more on Bob Ross, check out our previous blog post What you might not know about Bob Ross.  Want to try exercising your creative muscles? Join us for one of our studio sessions or schedule a private group session.



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