The tribute song and accompanying tongue-in-cheek video was shot in New York in 2000 by David and Ron Barba. It was written and directed by Carin Perry and Ron Barba. It features ‘The Rossies’ dressed in afro wigs painting in the park and sound samples from ‘The Joy of Painting’ TV series.
At time of writing the video has amassed a staggering 546,201 views on YouTube over 1,400 people have left comments about the video including:
“Great way to tribute a man who touched a lot of people’s lives.”
“this is amazing, I’m a huge Bob Ross fan, and this tribute is great, the song, the video everything”
An excerpt from the lyrics:
White Man with an afro, a giant palette in my hand, always wearing those seventies blue jeans painting portraits of the land.
And last, but by no means least, the video:
If you’re a passionate Bob Ross painting fan, want to learn the wet-on-wet technique for yourself or teach others then e-mail me. Please also see here for full details of official Bob Ross training courses held in the UK. Whether looking to become a Certified Bob Ross Instructor (CRI) or simply to learn or improve upon your oil painting technique they’re great fun and help you spread Bob’s legacy to the art world.
God bless, and happy painting!
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Youtube » Bob Ross - Why I Don’t Paint People // February 20, 2008 at 8:48 pm
[...] Like to be a Bob Ross instructor? wrote an interesting post today on Bob Ross – Why I Don’t Paint PeopleHere’s a quick excerptAt time of writing the video has amassed a staggering 546,201 views on YouTube over 1,400 people have left comments about the video including:… [...]
UK Bob Ross Courses // April 22, 2008 at 9:51 pm
It looks as though the video has beem (re)moved from YouTube, sorry folks
UK Bob Ross Courses // April 23, 2008 at 11:15 am
Correction – it’s still there – must have just been some WordPress weirdness!