A BANKSY and Bob Ross themed snow scene has appeared on a unit window in Wokingham.

The scene, made from snow spray, popped up on the window of an empty unit on Elms Road Wokingham.

It shows painter Bob Ross on the side of a shed which is set within a wintery scene complete with mountains and trees in the background and a river running through the centre.

The image is signed 'Bob Sled'.

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Snow Windows revealed they are behind the piece and explained its artist Tom has been decorating empty shop windows across the country.

The director of Snow Windows, Keri, said: "With lockdown easing we wanted to give shoppers a reason to smile rather than looking at the stark reminder of the retail industry "an empty shop".

"We are installing images with a positive message."

She explained they wanted to "do something with a nod to Banksy who has been out and about in Reading".

The piece in Wokingham has the words 'The Joy of Banksy' written on the shed which Keri said is a "nod to the man himself and in the style (landscape beauty) of Bob Ross".

Painter Bob Ross was included in a video Banksy uploaded online showing him creating the Reading Gaol mural in March.

The mural shows a prisoner escaping from the jail using a rope made of bedsheets tied to a typewriter.

The video was a take on the 1980s instructional TV show The Joy of Painting with Bob Ross *with Banksy.

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It showed, under the cover of darkness, how the artist created the incredible image on the prison wall using his iconic stencilling.

The video used the voice over from Bob Ross, as you can also hear sirens in the background and cars seemingly passing by the prison as it is being created.

A voice over says 'Painting to me represents freedom' as drone footage continues to show the image on the side of Reading Prison wall, and shows two police officers inspecting the image.

Keri said the sign off 'Bob Sled' is a "tongue and cheek sign off".

She added: "Art is so important to us and we wanted to share it with shoppers.

"It creates an individual feeling, with the positive messages people will view the art, read the messages and hopefully it will create a smile and positive feeling for the audience."