by admin | Oct 4, 2019 | Bob Bahr
by Bob Bahr In the last couple of years, the people charged with the task of judging the Small Works show at the SKB Rendezvous & Workshop have publicly noted a serious uptick in the quality of the entries. They seemed flabbergasted by the level of work submitted...
by admin | Aug 15, 2019 | Bob Bahr
by Bob Bahr Kids—and adults as well—love American flamingoes for their oddness. John James Audubon, arguably the most famous painter of birds in history, included the American flamingo (Phoenicopterus ruber) in his epic publication The Birds of America, and...
by admin | Jul 17, 2019 | News
This fall the newly renovated Cincinnati Museum Center is celebrating the 200th anniversary of its Museum of Natural History & Science. Founded in 1818 as the Western History Society, its doors opened in 1820. Its first employee was famed naturalist and artist,...
by admin | Jun 20, 2019 | Bob Bahr
by Bob Bahr Although some wildlife artists depict animals in a loose fashion, the tradition calls for extreme attention to texture, use of fine detail, and a general concern for precision and accuracy. Watercolor may not seem like the obvious medium for such an...
by admin | Jun 13, 2019 | Bob Bahr, Uncategorized
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,...