While 72 percent of cabins are in the same painting as conifers, only 63 percent are near deciduous trees.All the time! I decided to use that data to teach something myself: the important statistical concepts of conditional probability and clustering, as well as a lesson on the limitations of data.So let’s perm out our hair and get ready to create some happy spreadsheets!What I found — through data analysis and an interview with one of Ross’s closest collaborators — was a body of work that was defined by consistency and a fundamentally personal ideal. They have no chimneys.”She immediately added, “I’m sure you’re going to call me tomorrow and say you found a chimney.” And I did!

In season 7 episode 1, “Winter Cabin,” there’s a chimney on the cabin (featured above in the third row, center column). Given that Ross painted a cabin, there’s a 35 percent chance that it’s on a lake, and a 40 percent chance there’s snow on the ground. © 2020. If there’s an ocean, it’s probably choppy: 97 percent of ocean paintings have waves. This was a trait he carried into adulthood, as he included several little animals on Although it's hard to see during his TV show, Ross lost part of his left index finger during a childhood woodworking accident. circa 1970 You can read the entire Bob-Ross-themed interview with Annette Kowalski over at NPR . The first, entitled “Kowalski,” was created before the show, and placed off-camera for Ross to use as a reference while he made the second, or “TV” version. Box 1; 239-J.

He guided fans along as he painted “happy trees,” “almighty mountains” and “fluffy clouds” over the course of his 11-year television career on his PBS show, “The Joy of Painting.” In total, Ross painted 381 works on the show, relying on a distinct set of elements, scenes and themes, and thereby providing thousands of data points. It only takes a second, and your information is anonymous. Bonneau is one person in an almighty sea of Bob Ross fans who, over 20 years after his death, are doing their part to keep the curly-haired, denim-clad artist’s legacy alive.
Though Ross reportedly hated the permed hair, he was a businessman first, which is why he kept it. To do this, I ran a First, let’s look at the clusters that make intuitive sense. More complex man-made structures are remarkably rare in his work. Check out the exclusive rewards, As our patron, you’ll become a member and join us in our effort to support the arts.Celebrating creativity and promoting a positive culture by spotlighting the best sides of humanity—from the lighthearted and fun to the thought-provoking and enlightening. Like My Modern Met on Facebook You can see the beach in 75 percent of Ross’s seaside paintings, but the sun in only 31 percent of them. Sixty percent of paintings with one mountain in them have at least two mountains.Given that Ross painted a mountain, there is a 66 percent chance there is snow on it.Hills appear in 4 percent of Ross’s paintings. He painted 69 cabins, 25 fences in various states of disrepair and 17 barns. Used with permission.Bob Ross was a consummate teacher. This small disability, however, never bothered him in his prolific painting career.Thanks to the rapidity of the wet-on-wet technique, Ross was able to produce three copies of each painting. We know that 44 percent of Ross’s paintings contain clouds, 9 percent contain the beach and 7 percent contain both the clouds and the beach. She holds a BA in Art History with a minor in Studio Art from Wofford College, and an MA in Illustration: Authorial Practice from Falmouth University in the UK. While only 34 percent of Bob’s paintings have a lake in them, 91 percent of Steve’s paintings do.One useful lens we can apply to this sort of data — where we’re comparing vectors of information — is a clustering tool. It was during the shaky beginnings of this venture that the painter decided to perm his hair, as a way of cutting down costs.Once Ross and his perm were integral to the company logo, the artist confessed that he felt as though he couldn't change the hairstyle, despite not liking it.During his youth in Orlando, Florida, Ross came across many injured animals which he would bring home to care for.

I wanted to know whether it was possible to identify the 10 basic paintings featured on the PBS series.