-Bob Ross is one of the most iconic American painters of the 20th century
-Bob Ross is known for his hair, personality and landscape paintings
-No one knows where Bob Ross' paintings are
-Lots of people have tried to buy a Bob Ross before, but to no avail. All the people who supposedly bought a Bob Ross painting bought a fake one
-A lot of paintings online are inspired by Bob Ross, but none of the paintings are actually painted by him
-Bob Ross shows were always 26 minutes long, unedited, and you never saw the finished painting before it started. Bob Ross did 31 series, each being 13 programs, each having 3 versions.
-Bob completed every painting 3 times; one before the show, one during the show, and one after the show. The best out of the 3 would be marked book, the "okay" one would be marked TV, and the other one would be marked Kowalski, for Annette Kowalski, the "discoverer" or Bob Ross.
-Bob took over for Bill Alexander as an art teacher after he retired
-Bob Ross is a "tree and mountain" type guy, as he states
-You could buy Bob Ross socks, toasters and wafflemakers, but the paintings are still off limits.
-Bob always wanted to be a symbol of happiness
-Bob died at age 52, on July 4, 1995 from lymphoma
Outline:
"Thesis":
-Bob Ross was an iconic 20th century painter, who was known for his hairstyle, personality and landscape paintings
-Bob Ross shows were 26 minutes long, unedited, and you didn't see the finished product before it started. He has 31 series, each with 13 programs, each having 3 different versions. Every Bob Ross painting was drawn 3 times, the best one labeled "book", the "okay" one labeled TV and the other labeled "Kowalski" for Annette Kowalski
Essay body:
-People have tried to buy Bob Ross paintings before but either couldn't find them or found fake ones, though there's lots of paintings that were inspired by Bob
-After Bill Alexander retired from being an art teacher, Bob Ross took over.
-Bob loves to draw mountains and trees; "I'm really a- a tree and mountain type person" he states
Conclusion:
-You could buy Bob Ross socks, toasters and wafflemakers, but not the paintings
-Bob always wanted to be a symbol of happiness
-Bob died at age 52, on July 4, 1995 from lymphoma
