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Statistical Analysis of Bob Ross's Paintings by 538

posted by LaminatorX on Tuesday April 15 2014, @10:18AM   Printer-friendly
from the Happy-Little-Tß dept.

Blackmoore writes:

FiveThirtyEight provides us with A Statistical Analysis of the Work of Bob Ross.

From the article:

As a consummate teacher, Bob Ross 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.

Statistical analysis of each episode follows.

So, if you too are stuck dealing with spreadsheet manipulation today. Have a moment of Happy Trees.

I'll call this one Clyde.

 
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  • (Score: 3, Insightful) by iWantToKeepAnon on Tuesday April 15 2014, @12:42PM

    by iWantToKeepAnon (686) on Tuesday April 15 2014, @12:42PM (#31762) Homepage Journal

    I am not a painter, but I loved watching his show. His voice was so hypnotic and peaceful, they ought to sell the soundtracks as relaxation tapes. :-P

    (stupid all caps filter on subject ... I think I just lost my zen)

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  • (Score: 3, Interesting) by Woods on Tuesday April 15 2014, @01:40PM

    by Woods (2726) <woods12@gmail.com> on Tuesday April 15 2014, @01:40PM (#31787) Journal

    Annette Kowalski, who founded Bob Ross Inc. with the painter and remains the steward of his work, said this in the article:

    "The majority of people who watch Bob Ross have no interest in painting," she said. "Mostly it's his calming voice."

  • (Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Tuesday April 15 2014, @03:33PM

    by Anonymous Coward on Tuesday April 15 2014, @03:33PM (#31840)

    I guess you'd listen to that relaxation tape every time you encountered the filter ...

  • (Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Tuesday April 15 2014, @06:09PM

    by Anonymous Coward on Tuesday April 15 2014, @06:09PM (#31902)

    Well, there's a reason he's (only half in jest) called the patron saint of the ASMR crowd.