John Banovich on TexArt and Painting Big

by Bob Bahr   “I want you to feel more than think.”   John Banovich is explaining why he paints the way he does. Banovich paints big. His pieces often avoid a literal narrative. He is waiting for you, the viewer, to bring the rest of the story to...

David Rankin Watercolor Training

If you train your dog… your sketches will improve!     And so will your Watercolors! Many years ago I began to think of my drawing skills kind of like how my dad was with his wonderful hunting dog… Dot! Dot was a champion pure bred Pointer.  And she was the very...

Recap: Robert Bateman’s Presentation at Dubois 2015

  By Bob Bahr Robert Bateman is currently finishing up an autobiography, so not surprisingly, his presentation on Wednesday night of the Dubois 2015 workshop mined much of the material he has carefully prepared for that publication. The result was a look at his...