Bob Ross and Public Television!

Thirty paintings created by Bob Ross will be up for auction soon to defray the costs of programming for small and rural public television stations suffering under cuts in federal funding.

Ross,"dedicated his life to making art accessible to everyone," said Joan Kowalski, president of Bob Ross Inc. "This auction ensures his legacy continues to support the very medium that brought his joy and creativity into American homes for decades."

30 paintings total are to be auctioned that span his career. Most were created on-air during single episodes of Ross' show, "The Joy of Painting."

Bonhams in Los Angeles will auction three of Ross' paintings on Nov. 11. Other auctions will follow in London, New York, Boston and online. Bonhams sold two early 1990s mountain-and-lake scenes of Ross in August for $114,800 and $95,750.