To the same degree that Bob Ross: Happy Accidents, Betrayal & Greed venerates Ross it censures the Kowalskis, here depicted as a secretive couple whose habit of suing people remains so ingrained that more than a dozen people who knew and worked with Ross declined to participate in Rofé’s film. Before long, he had tracked down Alexander, who made him his de facto apprentice. Awestruck by Alexander’s skill at completing paintings over the course of a single episode via a swift wet-on-wet technique (also known as “alla prima”), Ross began training, as well as crafting his own paintings on gold miners’ pans. The moment that initially changed the course of his life came when he saw Bill Alexander’s The Magic of Oil Painting on TV. Having joined the Air Force at the age of 18, Ross developed his love of painting gradually. As recounted by his son Steve, his good friend Dana Jester, his small-screen director Sally Schenck, and his first instructor John Thamm, Ross didn’t always seem destined for stardom. Rofé’s film is, first and foremost, a celebration of a caring, ambitious man who rose from humble origins to become a unique (that afro!), ubiquitous presence on American public television. 25), which serves as both a loving portrait of the landscape painter who inspired millions to pick up a brush, and a disheartening exposé of the various ways in which his work, and legacy, were exploited by the selfish partners closest to him.
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Nonetheless, there’s nothing jokey about Joshua Rofé’s Netflix documentary (Aug.
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B ob Ross: Happy Accidents, Betrayal & Greed sounds like the title of a true-crime parody, promising a dark and gritty take on the life of one of America’s cheeriest-and most beloved-artistic figures.