by admin | May 7, 2016 | Bob Bahr
By Bob Bahr Martha Heppard grew up in Hawai’i, so she was exposed to the art of batik from an early age. In batik, a wax is applied to cloth in a pattern, and the wax acts as a resist to keep dye from hitting the parts covered in wax. The cloth is dipped or...
by admin | May 3, 2016 | Bob Bahr
by Bob Bahr Longtime SKBer David J. Wagner wrote the introduction for noted British Columbia painter Ron Kingswood’s catalog highlighting Kingswood’s exhibition in a London gallery. Kingswood is known for his minimalist approach, downplaying the animal in...
by admin | Apr 6, 2016 | Bob Bahr, Texas
By Bob Bahr For years, New York State artist James Coe accurately rendered birds of all kinds for publications and guides. Then, in 1998, he went cold turkey. “For about three years, I only did plein air paintings,” Coe says. “Then I tried to put the...
by admin | Apr 3, 2016 | Bob Bahr, Texas
By Bob Bahr The judges for the miniature show at the Dubois 2015 workshop hosted by the Susan Kathleen Black Foundation admired the technical ability on display in Deborah Day’s Best of Show painting “Butterfly Girl,” but chances are they sensed...
by admin | Mar 11, 2016 | Bob Bahr, Texas
by Bob Bahr Wes Siegrist knows that he doesn’t just have to demonstrate his painting process at the upcoming TexArt workshop. He also has to explain just what his genre of painting is all about. Siegrist and his wife, Rachelle, paint miniatures....
by admin | Mar 9, 2016 | Bob Bahr
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...
