Bob Ross Painter Quotes

There are no mistakes, just happy accidents. ~ Bob Ross

Put light against light - you have nothing. Put dark against dark - you have nothing. It's the contrast of light and dark that each give the other one meaning. ~ Bob Ross

You know me, I think there ought to be a big old tree right there. And let's give him a friend. Everybody needs a friend. ~ Bob Ross

I really believe that if you practice enough you could paint the 'Mona Lisa' with a two-inch brush. ~ Bob Ross

I've never claimed that this is investment art. When we first started out, all the art colleges and universities across the country would sort of badmouth what we were doing. It's funny that a lot of them now are sending us letters saying, 'We may not totally agree with the way you paint, but we appreciate what you're doing, because you're sending literally thousands of people into art colleges. ~ Bob Ross

We don't make mistakes, just happy little accidents. ~ Bob Ross

One of the questions that I hear over and over and over is, 'What do we do with all these paintings we do on television?' Most of these paintings are donated to PBS stations across the country. They auction them off, and they make a happy buck with 'em. ~ Bob Ross

This is your world
You're the creator
Find freedom on this canvas
Believe, that you can do it,
'Cuz you can do it.
You can do it. ~ Bob Ross

Tender as a mothers love ... And with my mother, that was certainly true. ~ Bob Ross

Never think about the mistakes you made. Think about the mistakes you will make. ~ Bob Ross

You do your best work if you do a job that makes you happy. ~ Bob Ross

There's nothing wrong with having a tree as a friend. ~ Bob Ross

I tell people, 'You can do this.' And they write back and say, 'You were right. I can do this. And now I believe I can do anything.' ~ Bob Ross

lets get a little crazy here ~ Bob Ross

Traditionally, art has been for the select few. ~ Bob Ross

on AWS there are no mistakes, only happy little catastrophes ~ Bob Ross

This is your bravery test. You worked so hard and then a crazy-haired guy tells you to throw in a big ol' tree on top of it all.
Take a two-inch brush... ~ Bob Ross

No pressure. Just relax and watch it happen. ~ Bob Ross

Finally, when someone asked [Pollack] how he knew when a painting was finished, he replied, How do you know when you've finished making love? ~ Ross Wetzsteon

There are no mistakes, only happy accidents. ~ Bob Ross

I was the guy who makes you scrub the latrine, the guy who makes you make your bed, the guy who screams at you for being late to work. The job requires you to be a mean, tough person. And I was fed up with it. I promised myself that if I ever got away from it, it wasn't going to be that way any more. ~ Bob Ross

Just let go - and fall like a little waterfall ~ Bob Ross

You can do ANYTHING you want to do-This is your World ~ Bob Ross

Oooh, if you have never been to Alaska, go there while it is still wild. My favorite uncle asked me if I wanted to go there, Uncle Sam. He said if you don't go, you're going to jail. That is how Uncle Sam asks you. ~ Bob Ross

What can be painted can be punished. ~ Bob Ross

I never turn down requests for interviews. I'm just rarely asked. ~ Bob Ross

Possessing talent is nothing more than the continuous pursuit of a life-long interest. ~ Bob Ross

Bob Ross is my spirit animal ~ Brooke Bida

We want our happy little clouds to float across the sky ~ Bob Ross

If you study my paintings, there are no signs of human life. ~ Bob Ross

All you need to paint is a few tools, a little instruction, and a vision in your mind. ~ Bob Ross

In painting, you have unlimited power. You have the ability to move mountains. You can bend rivers. But when i get home the only thing i have power over is the garbage. ~ Bob Ross

There are thousands of very, very talented artists who will never be known, even after they are dead. ~ Bob Ross

If what you're doing doesn't make you happy, you're doing the wrong thing. ~ Bob Ross

Little more black, little more blue. And we'll just put that in using little crisscross strokes or
or little X's, whatever you want to call them. Whatever. ~ Bob Ross

Don't be afraid to scrape the paint off and do it again. This is the way you learn, trial and error, over and over, repetition. It pays you great dividends, great, great dividends. ~ Bob Ross

The secret to doing anything is believing that you can do it. Anything that you believe you can do strong enough, you can do. Anything. As long as you believe. ~ Bob Ross

The least little bit can do so much. ~ Bob Ross

There's nothing in the world that breeds success like success. ~ Bob Ross

Believe that you can do it cause you can do it. ~ Bob Ross

Everybody has dreams. You are living the American dream, what's wrong with pushing to secure it for everyone? ~ Bob Ross

You don't have to be the best guitar player, or have the best voice, or even be the best looking person - writing a song that moves people is worth more than all the other nonsense. (Just look at Bob Dylan - he's got almost no vocal range at all, but his songs are deeply moving and iconic.) If I had to offer one piece of advice: Write a song that moves people, and write it from within yourself. Your personal narrative is more engaging and moving than anything else you can imagine in your mind. ~ Ryan Ross

Lets build a happy little cloud.
Lets build some happy little trees. ~ Bob Ross