by admin | Aug 11, 2014 | Bob Bahr
John Phelps is known for his knowledge of the West, in particular the gear of cowboys and Native Americans. He can tell you what saddle, gun, or headdress is appropriate for a given time period, and immediately identify a number of errors in a historical painting....
by admin | Jul 12, 2014 | Bob Bahr
Several SKBers were in the Hill Country of Texas in time for the recent opening of Morten E. Solberg’s show at RS Hanna Gallery, in Fredericksburg, Texas. Mort had about a half dozen of his pieces on display as the gallery and the artist got to know each other...
by admin | Jul 8, 2014 | Bob Bahr
Greg Beecham is not being self-deprecating when he says that the artists he teaches grow because of what’s already inside of them, nor is he boasting when he notes that one person’s work rapidly improved after the artist attending one of...
by admin | Jun 9, 2014 | Bob Bahr
Last Fall, a quiet man with a pleasant smile joined the family at SKB for the second year in a row. He had a tireless promoter at the workshop—Martha A. Thompson. You may recollect that Thompson had a big year at the 2013 SKB Workshop. Her art earned her First Place...
by admin | May 12, 2014 | Bob Bahr
On your way in to Jackson from Dubois, on the right-hand side of the road before the big bend left that goes into town, there’s a stone-colored building that both blends in and stands out. It blends in on purpose, because it was intended to. It stands out...