Short discount. This sweet little book perfectly represents the unfailingly positive, sweet persona of Bob Ross, painter and star of the Painting with Bob Ross TV show. Â If you enjoyed watching him work happily away at a painting on that show, or if you literally ever feel in need of some cheering up, this book is for you. Â After a brief introduction and biography, it is filled solely with Bob Ross quotes and paintings, side by side on each set of pages you might flip to.