Dozens of Bob Ross paintings — many of them created live on the PBS series that made him a household name — will be auctioned off in the coming months to support public television. Ross, with his ...

A Bob Ross painting broke a record and helped "Last Week Tonight with John Oliver" raise about $1.5 for public broadcasting stations.

Late artist Bob Ross’ happy trees are about to once again help out public broadcasting. On last week’s 2025 finale of “Last Week Tonight With John Oliver,” the host convinced the Bob Ross estate to ...

At the live auction at Bonhams in Los Angeles, a serene snow vista called "Winter's Peace" that Ross painted entirely during a 1993 episode of "The Joy of Painting" went for $318,000 to a bidder on ...

Three paintings from famously chill public television legend Bob Ross sold Tuesday for more than $600,000 at auction. The paintings were the first of 30 Ross works being sold to benefit public TV ...

Three original paintings by beloved TV artist Bob Ross sold for more than $600,000 at auction to benefit public broadcasting after stations were decimated by the Trump administration’s funding cuts.

The first three of 30 paintings sold in Los Angeles for a record-shattering $662,000. The rest will go up for auction in various cities throughout 2026. Ross painted many of them live on his PBS show.

Three paintings from famously mellow public television legend Bob Ross sold Tuesday for more than $600,000 at auction. The works, all painted in Indiana, were the first of 30 Ross paintings being sold ...

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