By Jane Ross

LOS ANGELES (Reuters) -Three original paintings by iconic television artist Bob Ross will be auctioned by Bonhams in Los Angeles on Tuesday in a sale aimed at supporting public television stations across the United States.

The sale, organized by American Public Television (APT), is part of the largest release of Ross originals ever offered to the public. Thirty paintings in all will be auctioned, with all net proceeds benefiting public broadcasting.

Two of the paintings on display ahead of the auction were created on Ross’ show ‘The Joy of Painting,’ which aired on PBS for 11 years, from January 1983 to May 1994.

One painting, a seascape on a vertical canvas, was painted for an instructional book Ross published.

The idea for the auction came from Joan Kowalski, president

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