[Ruy Dias de Bivar]

“maybe a happy little tree lives right over here...”

It was Bill Alexander who painted the “Happy little cloud floating by”.

You really could not tell the difference between a thirty minute Bill Alexander painting and a thirty minute Bob Ross painting.

I did not care for his art but he did get people to try and paint. Some may have finally developed their own style and left Bob in the dust.

[catfish1957]

I actually own a Bill Alexander piece, and there is quite a bit of difference in their art. Ross' work though a little more crisp and animated, does not have Alexander's aura and feel on a landscape.

With that. Both used the "wet on wet" technique (Alexander invented). Problem is Alexander does not have the recognition factor.

The Alexander piece I own is probably worth no more than $500. Ross is worth 10X for his iconic value alone. Just as Picasso is worth 1000X for the same reason.