SKB Leads the Way With Online Art Education

SKB Leads the Way With Online Art Education

by Bob Bahr For a moment last April, the 19th edition of SKB’s Dubois workshop seemed on the verge of cancellation because of the pandemic affecting the United States. But the brain trust behind the Susan Kathleen Black Foundation figured out how to present the...
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...
Michael Shane Neal: Always Excited and Ever Searching

Michael Shane Neal: Always Excited and Ever Searching

by Bob Bahr Those who keep an eye on the world of portrait painting are undoubtedly familiar with the work of Michael Shane Neal. SKBers in that world will be thrilled to know that he is one of the featured instructors this September at the SKB Artists Rendezvous...
Courage & Encouragement

Courage & Encouragement

by Bob Bahr It’s not quite a self-help book, not quite a memoir, not quite a how-to. Instead, Arise, Go Forth, Create: Build Your Art Business Without Losing Your Soul reads like a conversation over coffee (and/or possibly whiskey) with your favorite aunts about...
DEMONSTRATION: “Bugling Blues,” by Crystal Beshara

DEMONSTRATION: “Bugling Blues,” by Crystal Beshara

Crystal Beshara was one of the featured instructors at the 2019 SKB Artist Rendezvous & Workshop last Fall, and during the Quick Finish event, we surreptitiously photographed her progress and later asked her to fill out our notes on her painting process. The...