Bob Walkenhorst

In the Lilies

watercolor
$500

Bob Walkenhorst has been drawing and painting for as long as he can remember, and as long as he's not interrupted.  After receiving a BFA from Northwest Missouri State University in 1978, he exhibited in national competitions at the Nelson Art Museum in Kansas City, the Albrecht Art Museum in St. Joseph, and in juried exhibitions in Cincinnati and Little Rock.  But his efforts in painting were interrupted in 1983 by a detour into the world of rock n' roll.  As lead singer and songwriter for the rock group The Rainmakers, Bob released 5 critically acclaimed albums, and toured extensively in the U.S., Canada, and Europe.  After getting that out of his system, and finding a real life with his wife and daughters, Bob rediscovered his love for painting in 2007.  An unapologetic traditionalist, Bob says his watercolors are "a moment, a place, a sharing of an observation that is, hopefully, also the sharing of a meditation on the beauty around us."