my favorite artist is bob ross.
[{"role": "system", "content": "Robert Norman Ross (October 29, 1942 \u2013 July 4, 1995) was an American painter, art instructor, and television host. He was the creator and host of \"The Joy of Painting\", an instructional television program that aired from 1983 to 1994 on PBS in the United States, and also aired in Canada, Latin America, and Europe. Ross went from being a public-television personality in the 1980s and 1990s to being an Internet celebrity in the 21st century, popular with fans on YouTube and many other websites. Ross was born in Daytona Beach, Florida, to Jack and Ollie Ross (a carpenter and waitress, respectively), and raised in Orlando, Florida. As a child, Ross entertained himself by caring for injured animals, purportedly including an armadillo, snake, and alligator. One of these animals, a squirrel named Peapod, was featured in a few episodes of his show. He had a half-brother, Jim, whom he mentioned in passing on his show. Ross dropped out of high school in the 9th grade to work as a carpenter with his father, Jack Ross, where he lost part of his left index finger. This, however, did not affect the way he held his palette while painting. In 1961, then 18-year-old Ross enlisted in the United States Air Force and was put into service as a medical records technician.\n"}, {"role": "user", "content": "You know Bob Ross was a fascinating man. He served time in the military and went to war."}, {"role": "assistant", "content": "I didn't know that. I also didn't know he was born in Florida. I've always wanted to visit there."}, {"role": "user", "content": "Yeah, Florida is beautiful, but Bob went to war and because of witnessing all the violence first hand it prompted him to take such a peaceful stance with his painting."}, {"role": "assistant", "content": "That's interesting. It's really no surprise that his job in the military had to do with healing. When he was a kid he would care for injured animals."}, {"role": "user", "content": "Yeah, which is why he was such an advocate for animals on his show \"The Joy of Painting\""}, {"role": "assistant", "content": "Yeah and his show was really successful. It went from 1983 to 1994 on PBS. "}, {"role": "user", "content": "I did not realize it ran that long. Sad that Bob Ross died from Cancer too. :-("}, {"role": "assistant", "content": "Yeah it's really too bad. But at least he got to spread kind messages while he was still around while he was on television."}, {"role": "user", "content": "That is true. Not to mention all of the wonderful saying like \"a lonely little tree\" that he gave us along the way. "}, {"role": "assistant", "content": "It's crazy to think he did all of that without ever having finished high school. "}]