In fact, it was the paints, art supplies, and merchandise he sold through Bob Ross Inc. that proved money makers. “Bob’s true passion was not in selling his paintings,” Joan Kowalski ...

owned by Bob Ross Inc., the company founded by his former business partners Walt and Annette Kowalski. The company sells painting supplies, books and DVDs with the legendary artist’s name and ...

While his show, The Joy Of Painting, was a raging success, Ross’ wealth also came from his line of art supplies, with Bob Ross Inc. earning $15million (£12.36million) a year by 1991.

president of Bob Ross Inc., which was started by her parents and Ross and continues to sell art supplies in his name. “That was one of his big things. If there was a Waffle House nearby ...

an appraiser who recently assessed the value of the holdings at Bob Ross Inc., which handles the artist’s estate. Supply remains a constraining market factor as well, since the estate still owns ...

Fineman grew up watching Bob Ross like many other people. Although she didn’t have the supplies he had, she said she was still interested in trying her hand at art. “You kind of were intrigued ...

His real income generator was teaching painting and selling art supplies through the Bob Ross Company. After two days on set, he could get back to his real work. Somewhere in that time ...

art supplies. Before Lee and Klein discovered their mutual admiration for Bob Ross, it was a musical instrument that brought them together. Says Klein, “We met from both of us playing in the ...