SKB’s Writer-at-Large
Bob Bahr
Email: babahr@yahoo.com
Bob has participated in Susan K. Black Foundation events since 2007. He writes about art for a variety of clients and was the managing editor of American Artist magazine for five years. For five more years, he served as the online editor for PleinAir magazine, and wrote feature articles for the print edition of PleinAir. Bahr lives in Inwood, at the northern tip of Manhattan, with his wife and two sons. He does not get weird looks when he paints in NYC in his cowboy hat because…you have to work a lot harder than that to get weird looks in NYC. If you have a story idea, email him.
Cincinnati, the Great Auk, Audubon, and a Man Named Ruthven
What’s all the squawk about the Great Auk? Read all about it, and put Cincy on your travel list.
How to Draw a Winged Lion
Monte Moore can paint anything from a Star Wars Stormtrooper to a Solbergesque elk. Here’s why he came to SKB’s 2019 Artist Rendezvous & Workshop, in Dubois, WY.
Angela Sauro Davis Invites You to Get Mailbox Money
Who doesn’t like to get checks in the mail? Licensing expert Angela Sauro Davis explains how artists can get paid for the use of the work–even pieces done long ago.
Winning Big for Small Work in Dubois
Who won at the Small Works exhibition in Dubois, Wyoming?
John James Audubon’s Flamingo
Although Audubon’s poses are sometimes not convincingly naturalistic, they do have a sense of the quick about them. These birds were alive, and became alive again in Audubon’s drawings.
Water and Fur, Feathers and Forethought: Crystal Beshara on Painting Wildlife in Watercolor
Watercolor is just wild enough to make great animal portraits. Just ask Crystal Beshara, the Ottawa artist who will be a featured instructor at the 2019 SKB Dubois Rendezvous & Workshop.
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...
No Chance of Him Being Forgotten
SKBer John Phelps finds multiple ways of honoring and remembering his son, Chance, a fallen hero and Marine Lance Corporal. He gets help from everyone from the President’s Chief of Staff to Jim Parkman.
CALL FOR ENTRIES: Wind River Valley Artists’ Guild National Show
SKBers have a chance to enter the 70th National Show of the WRVAG in Dubois, Wyoming. The opening will be a humdinger of a good time.
Thoroughly Skilled & Ready to Boost SKB
Attention to detail and an emphasis on meeting students where they are. That’s the Rod Lawrence way. He’s a featured instructor at SKB’s 2019 Artists Rendezvous & Workshop in Dubois, Wyoming.
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, only...
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 home...
Chris Rowlands Adds a New Dimension to SKB
Chris Rowlands writing a song with students at the Dubois public school By Bob Bahr Longtime SKBers will remember Joe Bohler tickling the ivories at mealtimes, playing saloon songs and rags. David Yarger not only played classical music...
Larry Wollam Shares His Award-winning Pastel and Watercolor Techniques
By Bob Bahr Chances are very good that although Larry Wollam is not a loud personality, almost all longtime SKBers know him. Over the last seven years, the Arizona artist has won more than his share of awards at the Dubois workshop. He's equally adept at watercolor...
Learn From SKB’s Frame Expert: Jeanne Mackenzie
By Bob Bahr Artist Jeanne Mackenzie has seen it all in the domain of picture frames. She's a key player at High Plains Frames, a frame shop in La Porta, Colorado, and an SKB stalwart, present at nearly every Dubois workshop we can recall. She's watched artists...
Darlene Cecil: Art Industry Professional Here to Help
By Bob Bahr The fantasy of most artists is to simply create art, leaving the business side of painting to professionals. This is particularly true about marketing and sales. Artists dream of having a gallery that takes care of everything, and simply cuts checks to...
Introducing the Person Who Will Feed You in Dubois
by Bob Bahr It's hard to imagine a Dubois SKB event without Janene Grende. Nonetheless, this year Grende retired from cooking for the Dubois Rendezvous/Workshop. Luckily, we won't have to go completely without her—in fact, we'll have more opportunities than ever to...
The True Tall Tale of Colter’s Run
by Bob Bahr In my research for a book on visual art in the Wind River Mountains, I am coming across many compelling tales of Wyoming and its early explorers. The story known as Colter's Run has been told many times since 1809, when the actual events transpired. Some...
Siblings That Rival Each Other in Kindness
by Bob Bahr You hear it so often at SKB events that it is on the verge of becoming a cliché: SKB is one big family. There are plenty of other workshops out there, and beautiful places to paint, and opportunities to get away and further develop your artistic skills....
This Year’s Rose Award Winner Has Personal Ties to Susan Kathleen Black
By Bob Bahr Christine Knapp has been a mainstay at SKB's Dubois workshops, and she's also one of the most valued and consistent instructors at SKB-affiliated projects. Her work with the Western Art Academy at Schreiner University is the best example of this. So it's...