Bob Ross Style of Painting for Beginners

 With his TV show, The Joy of Painting, Bob Ross inspired a generation to find peace and relaxation in artistic expression. With his easy-to-follow style and gentle guidance, his programs remain popular to this day. Of course, there was so much more to this iconic personality and if you want to know more about how he worked, the unusual pets he kept and some of his other quirks, there's a great collection of fun facts over here. Fans might be interested to know that his very first TV painting was auctioned off for $10 million last year and that a recent exhibition tour shared some of his lesser known work.  While not all of the works featured in this Facebook group for beginner artists follow a technique directly related to the works of Bob Ross, it is nevertheless a great space for amateur artists to share their work and support others. 

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Andrew Newell Wyeth

The Pennsylvania based American visual artist Andrew Newell Wyeth came from a family of talented artists. His father was the prolific artist and illustrator Newell Convers Wyeth and two of his sisters also painted. Andrew began to draw almost before he could write and saw his first one-man exhibition at the tender age of only 20. In a career that spanned many decades, his dedication to his craft won him much popular support, culminating in being awarded the National Medal of Arts by George W Bush in 2007. One painting, Day Dream, went on to sell for over $23 million at Christies. He died in 2009. This Facebook Group dedicated to the art of Andrew Newell Wyeth, showcases the honest simplicity and quiet charm of his work. 

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