Paul Jackson: Look More Closely to See the Illusion

Paul Jackson: Look More Closely to See the Illusion

by Bob Bahr What does it mean to have truth in a painting? Paul Jackson, a watercolorist and a featured instructor at the 2020 SKB Artists Rendezvous & Workshop in Dubois, Wyoming, has a twist on this. But first, consider this statement from Dr. Lawrence Kimmel, a...

How to Draw a Winged Lion

by Bob Bahr “The difference between a manticore and a lion is that the manticore has wings.” So goes a conversation with Monte Moore, a newcomer to SKB with deep roots to SKB instructors. Moore specializes in “comics, gaming, pin-up and entertainment...

Angela Sauro Davis Invites You to Get Mailbox Money

by Bob Bahr Mailbox money. Does that sound like a good thing to you? The idea is that you have already done the artwork, now others are working to sell it in numerous places, and all you have to do is check your mailbox for your next check. It may not change your...

John James Audubon’s Flamingo

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...

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...