Bob Bahr's Comments

pix of former magazine covers

NZJen — Fri, 28 Aug 2009 21:25:35 GMT

Hi Bob

You kindly sent me the Andrew Wyeth link a while back. I think everything about your website is great - I love the fact that people who are artists themselves are involved, the quality and integrity of the artists you publish, even being able to write to you personally like this.

But .. I used to work in marketing and branding and so on and from the point of view of the magazine, I wonder about the fact that (unless I am missing something) it is so hard to find pictures of the back issues of each magazine that might excite and entice you to buy some more. To take a look like this a couple of times Ive had to go over to Amazon.

cheers, NZJen

Drawing Days

Charcoalartist — Wed, 05 Aug 2009 13:33:20 GMT

I think the Drawing Days are a great idea. Thanks for adding it to the agenda!

Nice Drawing

Paulk — Mon, 06 Jul 2009 11:04:04 GMT

Hi Bob,

I like the drawing you posted for the 4th. The composition is really nice -- it gives me the feeling of discovery -- "what is beyond that step?"

Great concept for this Drawing Day too, I really had me thinking about home and the area in which I live. I'm going to keep exploring...

Looking forward to your next iteration of Drawing Day.

Best,

Paul

4th drawing day

christenmu — Sun, 05 Jul 2009 13:11:49 GMT

Hello Bob,

Nice nerrated video and the drawing of wonderfully crafted windows for 4th July. I can just imagine how lovely it would be to live in a beautiful building. You are very fortunate.

jschafir@sbcglobal.net

Anonymous — Tue, 23 Jun 2009 22:45:03 GMT

Hi Bob,

My name is Dick Secor - member. Jan Schafir a member contacted me re: not being able to get onto the AA website. She tried to cahnge her password and it comes up invalid. This happened to Old Paint a while back and it took a good month for it to get fixed. I contacted Kayrn and not response yet to me of to Jan. Is there a way that you can help???? Jan gave me permission to give you guys her email address (in subject line) so you can contact her directly.

She is getting very frustrated and I don't blame her. The poor woman needs some contact from Admn and some help.

Thanks,

Dick

I forgot my whole name as well.

LordBishop08 — Thu, 11 Jun 2009 21:38:27 GMT

It's Earl Johnson.

Earl's address for Drawing Day prize.

LordBishop08 — Thu, 11 Jun 2009 21:37:04 GMT

Bob,

Earl here. Here's my snail mail address: 4019 Asheville Hwy, Knoxville, TN 37914.

Friend

christenmu — Wed, 10 Jun 2009 14:36:24 GMT

Hello Bob,

I believed I accepted your friend request, wasn't sure. I did not see any accept button, but I followed the link in my email for acceptance. So, hopefully I did properly. I also saw my name in your friends and I believe it works. Please let me know if that is not the case.

Thank you for your kind word on my drawing. I am still learning and started practicing more recently.

Have a great day,

Muriel

Watercolor

pmpinto — Wed, 10 Jun 2009 11:47:20 GMT

Hi, Bob Bahr, the managing director of Watercolor Magazine.

When are you gonna call me to show my work on you magazine and to show everybody that the watercolor medium is not dead and that Watercolor Paintings go further than just depictions of bad rendered dogs, flowers close ups and flowers in a vase, portraits of ugly kids and Florida beachscapes with the ever present sand dune in the foreground?

Good, so heres my contact info.

info@grapesodastudio.com

http://altpick.com/pmpinto

321-251-7180

Plinio Marcos Pinto

Drawing: How to Capture a Likeness When You Draw People

Neilk9 — Thu, 23 Apr 2009 12:50:28 GMT

After giving Sargent's explanation ( it is not a theory, but an explanation of his practice), to ask what facial feature do you find to be the best indicator of a sitter's likeness suggests that Sargent's explanation fell on deaf ears.? The question should have been : What do you find to be the best indicator of a sitter's likeness? — NK

Two on the Table

Paulk — Sat, 07 Mar 2009 21:27:35 GMT

Bob,

Thanks for the kind words about my painting.

Workshop is a great magazine since I just starting out. I get a lot out of the step-by-step photos. I also enjoy Drawing. Thanks for the great pubs!

annigoni

hartart — Thu, 12 Feb 2009 17:52:09 GMT

Hi Bob,

I've always wanted to see more on Annigoni. He was featured in an American Artist article in the 70's when I was in HS. He did a demo of a portrait using an egg and oil emulsion that to this day makes no sense to me. He used a sponge to put on color, modeled the forms with fine lines ala Leonardo's drawings and then put a final white glaze on the thing to even out the color. I got his autobiography where he gives his recipes and I couldn't get those to work for me at all. I've never seen one of his paintings in person except the Queen in London and it is hung so far away from the viewer there was no way to examine the surface. It all makes him more intriguing because I like so much of his work.

Hoping to see more, Dean Hartung