![]() ![]() McAdams said “Paint” is inspired in part by Bob Ross, the late permed painter who became famous on public television for creating “happy little trees.” “Paint” imagines a Ross-like life without so much happiness. Owen Wilson stars in "Paint," a film about a fictional artist who hosts a show on a Vermont public-television station. He falls into a dark place, so dark that he paints a picture that’s nothing but black paint. Desperate to re-woo them, Nargle brandishes Green Mountain Coffee discount coupons as a peace offering. The women begin to realize how he mistreated them over the years. Many of those women had been romantically involved with Nargle, including Katherine (Michaela Watkins), an assistant general manager at the station and Nargle’s one true love. Given the choice, I guess I’d rather be Mount Mansfield.” Nargle, too, wants to be at the top of Vermont, even as the entourage of women following him around the station dwindles. “But some people do, and they fall in love with Camel’s Hump, which is barely in the top four tallest mountains. “Overlooking Mount Mansfield seems impossible because it’s the biggest thing in Vermont,” Nargle tells viewers. Suddenly, Nargle – whose hair, van and way of life reveal him to be an ossified version of that artist who achieved renown more than 20 years ago – begins to see he’s being passed by. So instead, the station hires a young woman (Ciara Renee) to host a show following Nargle’s called “Paint by Ambrosia.”Īs her fame rises – driven by art that’s edgier than her predecessor’s cozy mountain scenes - Nargle’s fame erodes. (His signature line offers to take people “to a special place.”) Ratings at Burlington PBS are suffering, but Nargle’s immense popularity is helping to keep the small station afloat.Ī station manager (played by Stephen Root) wants to capitalize on the artist’s renown by adding a second “Paint with Carl Nargle” show Nargle balks, fearing that would water down his work. ![]() ‘Mount Mansfield at Night’Īs “Paint” unfolds (in an advance screener viewed by the Free Press), Wilson’s character has a gift for visual art and for luring viewers with his soft philosophical aphorisms. Owen Wilson relaxes on the set of "Paint," a film in which he plays a Bob Ross-like artist hosting a popular show on a Vermont public-television station. ![]()
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