There Is No One Like Everett Raymond Kinstler

by Bob Bahr Everett Raymond Kinstler painted astronauts and presidents, Cagney and Hepburn, Clinton and Nixon, Tom Wolfe and Tony Bennett. He’s been the inspiration for thousands of artists across the country and beyond. And somehow, almost inconceivably,...

Danita Finds the Small Stuff

By Bob Bahr Danita Sayers pays attention. Part of it is her personality, part of it is her job, part of it is her circumstances. She lives in a remote portion of the Wind River Mountains, by design. And she thrives there because Sayers understands the land and its...

When Conservation Means Buying Bomas

Guy Combes’ Quick Draw donation for the 2014 SKB auction By Bob Bahr Sure, many people care about conservation efforts. An even higher percentage of wildlife artists feel that way. But how many go so far as to buy bomas for sanctuaries? Guy Combes does. So...

Small Works Winners in Dubois

One element of SKB’s  Rendezvous/Workshop in Dubois, WY that adds to the excitement for participants is the Small Works Show, which awards prizes. At the Susan Kathleen Black Foundation’s 17th Annual Artists Rendezvous in September 2018, the following took...

Around the World

An art education fundraiser for Susan K Black Foundation,  a 7-course dinner in Santa Fe, New Mexico to raise money for the Susan K Black Foundation. This foundation provides grants for art education all over the United States. Chef Shannon Smith will be joined by...

Goodnight Exhibit Opens at the Bryan Museum

The Life and Times of Charles Goodnight Innovator, entrepreneur, conservationist: Charles Goodnight left his mark on the West. With his partner, Oliver Loving, he pioneered the Goodnight-Loving cattle trail. He invented one of the earliest food-trucks, the chuckwagon,...