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The title of HBO's "Painting With John" is a bit of a misnomer. Yes, there is paint. And there's John: John Lurie, the multi-hyphenate creator and performer who transitioned into the visual arts of music and acting years ago, after, he says, contracting Lyme disease. But with"? In the six-episode series, which begins Friday, you'll watch Lurie paint. You'll hear him ruminate about painting and his former life, and whatever else crosses his mind. If you want to paint too, well , that's your decision. But don't flatter yourself. "Bob Ross was wrong," says Lurie, looking at a watercolor in the first episode. "Everybody can't paint." Stars: John Lurie, Nesrin Wolf, Ann Mary Gludd James Bob Ross this is not. This is not a relaxing, quarantine-friendly tutorial on self-expression as self-care. (“None of the trees in my paintings are happy,” he says in another reference to the public television art instructor. “They are all misera...