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...

One Young Adult’s Path to SKB

By Bob Bahr How do you get to an SKB Artists Rendezvous? The same way you get to Carnegie Hall—practice. Age matters. It’s a bit harder for a teen to get to the annual Dubois workshop put on by the Susan Kathleen Black Foundation. Fifteen-year-olds, for example,...

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...

Dubois Plein Air Painting Map

Below are the most popular location In Dubois, Wyoming, this week 150 artists have gathered for our annual workshop. A exciting part of the experience is to do a little plein air painting. To help with this, we have created a “Plein Air Location Map.”...

A Unique Exhibition Deep in the Art of Texas

‘The Life & Times of Charles Goodnight:’  A Unique Exhibition Deep in the Art of Texas By Spring Sault | Texas Hill Country | July 3, 2018   A new fine art exhibition, opening at the Bryan Museum in Galveston on June 30, focuses on western folklore with “The...