Designed by LEGO-builder Bricknificent, the “Bob Ross: Studio & Paintings” kit perfectly immortalizes painter and art-instructor Bob Ross, known for his calming, almost meditative painting videos. The fan-made LEGO set contains Ross himself as a minifigure, within his own recording studio attached to an art gallery. The gallery, which folds open or shut, contains 6 of Bob Ross’ most prolific artworks, all made from a total of 1,234 LEGO bricks.
Designer: Bricknificent
“As a nature lover who likes to draw and paint, Bob Ross is truly an inspiration. I admire his passion, reassuring voice, and limited selection of tools and colors. With this in mind, I created the ultimate Bob Ross experience in LEGO,” says Bricknificent, the creator behind the LEGO Ideas Bob Ross kit. The kit is more than merely Ross’ studio, or his paintings. Instead, it’s practically a diorama of sorts, capturing the television setup that Ross used to film his painting sequences for his show, The Joy of Painting, along with his great works.
The studio set comes with a foldable design that can either be fanned out to display the entire collection in one go, or folded together to make a closed-loop gallery that forms a shape of the heart. The top of the heart, where the upper curves intersect, is where Bob’s studio is located, complete with studio lights, a camera, and a director filming Bob painting away. You’ve got a black curtain backdrop, and art supplies in the corner, capturing the entire recording setup’s nitty-gritty details… including even Peapod, a pet squirrel that featured in his episodes.
Move away from the setup and you’re greeted with 6 of Bob’s most prolific works – Mountain Retreat, Misty Waterfall, Winter Night, Campfire, Sunset, and Winter Solitude. Known for his unconventional approach to painting that broke down the process into simple, easy-to-follow lifehacks, Ross helped millions of people pick up a paintbrush and make actual, close-to-realistic landscape art. The LEGO Ideas set captures six such landscapes across various terrains.
6 of Ross’ most famous paintings use unconventional bricks from existing LEGO sets, like ice-cream scoops for waterfalls, and baby bottles as paint-tubes.
The entire set comes made from 1,234 bricks, ranking fairly on the easier end of the LEGO difficulty spectrum. Sadly, the set is just a fan-made creation for now… however, with nearly 2,500 votes as of writing this article, it’s racking up immense support on the LEGO Ideas website, where enthusiasts go to vote for their favorite fan creations or MOCs (My Own Creation). If Bricknificent’s MOC reaches the 10,000 mark, there’s a chance LEGO may turn it into a retail box set, so go ahead and cast your vote for this gorgeous kit on the LEGO Ideas website!
