Each Bob Ross book is carefully detailed with step by step instructions and full color paintings, based on the PBS oil painting TV series, The Joy of Painting. Each volume contains an introduction that includes sections covering paints, mixing colors, palette, brushes, brush cleaning, palette knives, easels, canvas, and how to photos. In addition, instructions for completing over a dozen paintings are included in each book. Discover the Joy of Painting, The Best of Joy of Painting, More Joy of Painting, and The New Joy of Painting are authored by Annette Kowalski several of these books include some of her paintings in the Bob Ross style as well as Bob Ross originals. Paintings included are as follows Volume II Meadow Lake, Winter Sun, Ebony Sea, Shades of Grey, Autumn Splendor, Black River, Brown Mountain, Reflections, Black White Seascape, Lazy River, Black Waterfall, Mountain Waterfall and Final Grace. Volume III Mountain Retreat, Blue Moon, Bb