As a child, Chris Chronopoulos would sit quietly in front of the television, transfixed. While most toddlers were watching cartoons, Chronopoulos was mesmerized by Bob Ross. 

"I was only three, but I remember it clearly," he said. "I was glued to the screen. My mom thought something was wrong with me because I was so still. But I was just so enthralled watching his every brushstroke."