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....

Caleb Goggans’ Quick Draw at SKB Dubois 2017

By Bob Bahr Thomas Caleb Goggans painted a mountain scene for the Quick Draw event at SKB’s Artist Rendezvous in September in Dubois. We photographed several stages of the painting’s development and peppered him with questions while he worked. Here’s...

Small Works Winners: The Full Report

By Bob Bahr John Seerey-Lester, one of the judges of the 2017 SKB Small Works Exhibition, exclaimed before the awards were given out that the Watercolor division was particularly stocked with excellent paintings this year. “There were so many and all so good, it...

What Role Should Electronics Play in Art Education?

By Bob Bahr It’s not unusual for a 2nd Grader to own a smartphone in today’s world. It’s not uncommon to see a table full of teenagers sit in silence as their thumbs fly over their phone screen. Studies abound that warn about the dire consequences of...

SKBers Gather to Help Shanika Raise Parks Funds

by Bob Bahr Ken Shanika, the Rose Award winner, artist, and key SKBer known for tutoring teen artists toward award-winning careers, put out a call for entries for two fundraisers this summer in Colorado. The response was rapid. “The minute I asked Wanda [Mumm]...