Jearlyn Steele

Do you remember the PBS show “The Joy of Painting”?  For 11 years, painter Bob Ross showed up on our television screens to help us grow our artistic skills with his soothing voice, signature afro, and “happy little trees”.  Now, a Minneapolis-based company has ownership of the first painting ever created on the show…and they’ve put it on the market.  Modern Artifact president Ryan Nelson explains how this all came together.