Have you ever wanted to binge-watch Bob Ross rapidly paint happy trees, clouds and mountains? Well, now you can.
Ross, who died 20 years ago, would have been 73 years old today. To commemorate the soft-spoken painting instructor’s birthday and his legacy, streaming site Twitch.tv will kick off a 403-hour, eight-and-a-half-day marathon of Ross’s PBS show, “The Joy of Painting.”
Twitch is best-known for its live-streaming content, particularly stuff related to videogames. According to Engadget, Twitch, aided by launch sponsor Adobe, is looking to branch out even further with its “Creative” channel to shine a light on users’ artistic talents and projects.
“The Joy of Painting,” which featured the gentle Ross quickly turning around serene nature scenes, aired for 11 years, ending in 1994. The artist, who had been diagnosed with lymphoma a few years earlier, died the next year.
The Twitch marathon starts at 5 p.m. ET today.
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