Sturgill Nabs Big Commission in Her Hometown of Lima

Like most U.S. cities, Lima, Ohio, is in a state of transition these days. The bite of the recession and the growing pains from rapid technological development create a whiplash effect, and people feel more than ever that holding on to community and history is vitally...

Christine Knapp

    If you have attended some of the annual SKB workshops in Dubois, then you know Christine Knapp. When was the last year one of her sculptures failed to win an award? But during the week, she was always painting or drawing–not sculpting.   One...

Carl Purcell

SKB workshops have been a great place to learn how to paint flowers using loose watercolor washes, depict nostalgic barn scenes, and make arresting images of wild creatures. Carl Purcell, a watercolor instructor teaching at the 2013 SKB workshop in Dubois, Wyoming,...

Guy Combes

Guy Combes can teach you how to paint grass, foliage, fur, and patterns on wild animals. “I had complete immersion in African wildlife from a very young age,” he says. His dad was both a wildlife artist and a game warden in Kenya. Combes’s family...