The Best Episodes of The Joy of Painting Season 23

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1. #1 Fan Favorite
   

   7.2/10(21 votes)

   #1 - Frosty Winter Morn

   S23:E19/3/1991

   Soft, serene and near silent, this Bob Ross painting is simple and elegant, with just a lone cabin nestled comfortably into pillows of snow.

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   7.2/10(20 votes)

   #2 - Forest Edge

   S23:E29/10/1991

   Bob Ross transforms a zany looking canvas into a gorgeous, soft wooded scene with radiant sun glowing over opulent trees and bushes.

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   7.1/10(17 votes)

   #3 - Mountain Ridge Lake

   S23:E39/17/1991

   Powerful mountains softened with grassy meadows and little evergreens framing a nice shiny mere – this is a lovely Bob Ross masterpiece.

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   7.2/10(19 votes)

   #4 - Reflections of Gold

   S23:E49/24/1991

   Magnificent jewels in an oval – this Bob Ross painting highlights countless numbers of colors in nature’s sky and foliage.

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   6.9/10(17 votes)

   #5 - Quiet Cove

   S23:E510/1/1991

   Elegant mountain lake, silent and still, reflecting the natural beauty of leafy trees and grasses all around – a pretty Bob Ross creation.

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   6.6/10(15 votes)

   #6 - River's Peace

   S23:E610/8/1991

   Autumn is the threshold to winter, but still with glorious color and warmth in Bob Ross’ trees, sky and buttery ground cover.

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7. 

   7.2/10(23 votes)

   #7 - At Dawn's Light

   S23:E710/15/1991

   A real viewer favorite! With silky shades pink, mauve and lilac, Bob Ross completes an amazing birch tree landscape.

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   6.6/10(17 votes)

   #8 - Valley Waterfall

   S23:E810/22/1991

   A regal vista on canvas, Bob Ross paints incredible mountains and waterfall enclosed by proud evergreens and mossy cliffs.

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   6.9/10(15 votes)

   #9 - Toward Day's End

   S23:E910/29/1991

   Even the oval in this delightful Bob Ross cabin-by-the-river painting cannot contain all the succulent, glorious foliage!

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    6.5/10(15 votes)

    #10 - Falls in the Glen

    S23:E1011/5/1991

    A partially blackened canvas is all you need to start creating this dark, mood-filled misty waterfall scene with artist Bob Ross.

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    5.8/10(19 votes)

    #11 - Frozen Beauty in Vignette

    S23:E1111/12/1991

    A truly graceful scene, as if floating in air -- icy pond and weather-worn cabin -- is today’s Bob Ross winter landscape.

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    5.9/10(22 votes)

    #12 - Crimson Tide

    S23:E1211/19/1991

    Bob Ross paints a breathtakingly beautiful seascape on black canvas today, complete with fierce skies, jagged cliff and raging ocean waves.

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    6.9/10(19 votes)

    #13 - Winter Bliss

    S23:E1311/26/1991

    A different kind of oval today! – Bob Ross paints a pretty, panoramic cold mountain lake scene inside this fun frame.

    Director:Sally Schenck

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