Painter Bob Ross died nine years ago. But many people don’t realize this, because his 403 episodes of The Joy of Painting continue to air worldwide. Jad Abumrad discovered that Ross’s legacy of art-teaching has extended way beyond those television shows and into places like the back of a pet store.
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