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# Bob Ross Fans! It’s ‘Time’ for Some Happy Trees
- URL: https://www.artwalkway.com/bob-ross-auction-public-broadcasting-cuts-pbs-npr-funding/
- Published: 2025-10-08T07:05:51.000Z
- Updated: 2025-10-08T10:31:59.000Z
- Description: Bob Ross paintings head to auction to keep public TV alive after federal cuts.
- Author: ART News
- Tags: Latest Art News, Art Market Watch, Law & Politics

> “Bob wanted art to belong to everyone,” said Joan Kowalski of Bob Ross Inc. “It feels right that he’s still helping the people who made that possible.”

![Bob Ross at an easel painting a mountain-and-lake landscape with evergreen trees during a TV taping](https://storage.ghost.io/c/ce/67/ce6755e5-3cd4-455d-bb45-9007241988ef/content/images/2025/10/Photo-by-Haiden-Goggin-Flickr-549347271_fd32ebe01d.jpg)

Bob Ross paints a misty mountain and lake scene on set of The Joy of Painting, his brush hovering as he adds a stand of evergreens. **Photo by* [**Haiden Goggin*](https://www.flickr.com/photos/haiden1991/?ref=artwalkway.com "Go to haiden goggin’s photostream") */* [**Flickr* ](https://www.flickr.com/photos/haiden1991/549347271/in/photolist-2nKa6Dm-5ux73X-AFXKRf-2nsRaoZ-8PsG7T-8PsECP-8PwLJy-QxxNF-MAEpQf-7aqSsR-2bVvGCA-5Dj5ok-7cmgcB-2cwXc5s-2fR4W84-97T9Cb-YEffL3-2q6s8yG-6pXHm2-21ZDwUv-bKACg-JjLndq-Ciy6gj-53mCDD-qnqS36-2pguCij-P2eE1N-2o1LWzs-MggocB-cEQVas-bEfBKb-5aNjtQ-aeT7w7-MztNTd-2mQ2adT-kEjo5-H59euS-7ELvpa-4qziGE-2gazj1g-2nTWGBZ-3Kd3rX-8PwMPG-2mbomfh-sfsqa-8PxAPo-ijf3r-MduvrQ-2kizz6g-8PxDdm?ref=artwalkway.com)**/* [**Creative Commons*](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/2.0/deed.en?ref=artwalkway.com)

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In a twist that feels both tender and tragic, [Bob Ross’ “happy little trees” are coming back to save the very airwaves that once gave them life](https://apnews.com/article/bob-ross-auction-public-television-1029c1e91ac55d8030e6847310cebc59?ref=artwalkway.com). 

Thirty of his original paintings — those tranquil mountains, silver lakes, and cottony skies brushed in under half an hour — are headed for auction at Bonhams in Los Angeles this November. The proceeds will go toward public television stations gasping for funds after the [federal government wiped $1.1 billion from public broadcasting budgets](https://apnews.com/article/pbs-npr-budget-cuts-trump-republicans-7d29c97c85d0b450549af657e115f0f8?ref=artwalkway.com).

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Bob Ross & The Joy of Painting Series

For small, rural PBS and NPR affiliates, the cut was a death blow. Some have gone silent, others run fundraisers out of desperation. Now, Ross’ quiet legacy is being summoned to fill the void — his soft-spoken brushstrokes turned into lifelines.

The paintings, [valued up to $1.4 million in total, will travel from Los Angeles to New York, London, and online auctions](https://www.bonhams.com/auction/30862/preview-lot/6067081/bob-ross-1942-1995-winters-peace-18-x-24-in-unframed-painted-in-1993/?ref=artwalkway.com). It’s a poetic rescue mission — the painter who found joy in every mistake, now helping a struggling public find hope on the canvas once more.

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