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12 Days of Christmas with Bob Ross: Episode 12 – ‘Cousin Eddie Finds Original Studio’
Bob and the film crew quickly packed up the temporary studio in Naperville and moved Christmas Eve for a special filming Christmas Day at...
12 Days of Christmas with Bob Ross: Episode 11 – ‘Believe’
This oil-on-canvas represents the belief in Santa and the goodness in mankind. If you do not believe or have been naughty, there may not...
12 Days of Christmas with Bob Ross: Episode 10 – ‘Charlie Brown’s Riverwalk Tree’
Recently, cameras caught Charlie Brown, Snoopy and Woodstock, red-handed, chopping down a Christmas Tree along the Riverwalk across from the Municipal Center.
As the photograph...
12 Days of Christmas with Bob Ross: Episode 9 – ‘Snoopy the Patriot’
An early season snow storm blanketed 2,019 American flags on Rotary Hill in 2019, inspiring this wintery oil-on-canvas.
Snoopy insisted his patriotism be incorporated into...
12 Days of Christmas with Bob Ross: Episode 8 – ‘Four Main Food Groups’
Happy treats make this painting sweet and colorful. Bob found inspiration from a recent trip to the North Pole to study elf gastronomy. He...
12 Days of Christmas with Bob Ross: Episode 7 – ‘Gremlins Christmas Carol’
The Gremlins were recently seen on the Riverwalk singing Christmas carols near downtown Naperville. This oil-on-canvas portrays all God's creatures can have goodness in...
12 Days of Christmas with Bob Ross: Episode 6 – ‘Chimney Homer D’ohs’
A special studio set helped inspire this oil-on-canvas depicting the D'ohs of Christmas gift-giving.
Homer J. Simpson attempts to emulate Santa delivering presents through the...
12 Days of Christmas with Bob Ross: Episode 5 – ‘Baby Yoda Paints with Force’
Christmas trees bring the Battle of Hoth to life. Hoth is an ice planet and sixth planet in a remote system of the same...
12 Days of Christmas with Bob Ross: Episode 4 – ‘Banana Tree Minion Mayhem’
This oil-on-canvas went bananas. The banana tree topped with pineapple pays tribute to tropical fruit and hospitality during the holiday season. The pineapple is...
12 Days of Christmas with Bob Ross: Episode 3 – ‘Cookie Monster Eats Cookie Canvas’
Happy colorful Christmas cookies began making their way to this oil-on-canvas to represent the holiday tradition of leaving cookies for Santa on Christmas Eve.
Then...
12 Days of Christmas with Bob Ross: Episode 2 – ‘Snoopy Declares Victory’
The illumination, color contrast and perspective within this oil-on-canvas was a challenging undertaking, at first.
During the filming of this 24-minute episode, Snoopy swept in...
12 Days of Christmas with Bob Ross: Episode 1 – ‘Every Outhouse Needs a Friend’
This free-flowing oil-on-canvas depicts love and friendship in a pair of cedar outhouses immersed in a snowy soft-pine landscape.
"Every Outhouse Needs a Friend" pays...
Crosstown Classic Preview: Naperville North vs. Naperville Central
It’s one of the numbers the Naperville North football program carries around with reverence.
Becoming one of the better programs in Illinois behind both Larry...
Former Naperville resident launches website featuring ‘Tragedy at Loomis Street Crossing’
Update, April 25, 2021 / At 1PM Sun., April 25, 2021, City Councilman Paul Hinterlong hosted a gathering of the Century Walk Committee that...
Former resident and contributor to Naper Nostalgia reintroduces ‘The Tragedy at the Loomis Street Crossing’
Above / Photo courtesy of the book jacket.
Update, April 25, 2021 / At 1PM Sun., April 25, City Councilman Paul Hinterlong hosted a gathering...
Thoughts on happy days for 2024
Recent months especially have been filled with "happy" greetings to inspire a sense of contentment, whatever it may be for the New Year. "Happy"...
Trust in nature for 2022
"Look deep into nature, and then you will understand everything better."
-Albert Einstein (1879-1955)
Watching peaceful clouds transform into animated images against a bright blue sky...
January Editor’s Notes
Above - Below / Much like a visit to the Naperville Riverwalk where individuals can get a clear view of chatty squirrels and other...
A banana story
Above / Share creativity, experiences and gratitude every day—and especially during the holidays.
"As a little boy, I remember my mother in the cold winters...
December Editor’s Notes
Welcome! A pineapple, artfully imagined by a caricature of soft-spoken Bob Ross atop the holiday tree where an angel usually sits, is an invitation...
