> “The majority of people who watch Bob Ross have no interest in painting,” she said. “Mostly it’s his calming voice.”
There must be a correlation when creating a calming narrative with statistical features of the paintings: Painting two or more of a thing allows you to talk about friends, not being alone etc.
But somehow the friend effect only applies to natural objects. Charming little cabins don't seem to need a friend (or a chimney).
Perhaps part of the calming effect was being alone with Bob Ross. Adding human characters to the scene might invite people to project their stressful relationships or lack of relationships.
Not quite the same thing, but I do have vague memories of him sometimes adding wildlife--a squirrel here, a fawn there. Am I misremembering? Or maybe he talked about how an animal might enjoy a space, but didn't often actually paint them?
Charming little cabins (in the woods) are where friends go to hang out under the happy little clouds next to the happy little bushes while viewing the waterfalls
There must be a correlation when creating a calming narrative with statistical features of the paintings: Painting two or more of a thing allows you to talk about friends, not being alone etc.
But somehow the friend effect only applies to natural objects. Charming little cabins don't seem to need a friend (or a chimney).