Click the link below for Amazon warehouse deals and every br click helps keep this channel running and commercial freebr br br The Joy of Painting was an American half-hour br instructional television show created andbr hosted by painter Bob Ross which ran from br January 11, 1983 to May 17, 1994. In eachbr episode, Ross taught techniques for landscapebr oil painting, completing a painting in each br session. The program followed the same format br as its predecessor, The Magic of Oil Painting,br hosted by Ross' mentor Bill Alexander. Duringbr its run, it won three Emmy Awards.