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Afternoon in August by Bob Bickers, 18 x 24, oil on canvas, 2005

House on the Horizon by Bob Bickers, photograph, 2004

FORBES HOSPITAL: Bob held a one-man show at Forbes Hospital in Monroeville April 4 - 30, 2005. The exhibit was sponsored by Volunteer Services of Forbes Regional Hospital, who also received a portion of the sales from this event. Bob's collection of oil paintings and photographs included a variety of subjects including recent work of local and regional landscapes. Three paintings and photographs were sold!

ART SHOW WINNER: Bob won FIRST PLACE - Experienced in the East Suburban Artists League's 25th Annual Silver Anniversary Edition Art Show, Competition and Sale at the Boyce campus of CCAC in Monroeville. The show is open to ESAL members only. Bob's entry was an 8 x 10 photograph, House on the Horizon (shown at left). Many thanks to ESAL and Sally Wightkin, Director of the Gallery Space at the Monroeville Public Library who served as judge in this competition. Bob also exhibited another photograph, Autumn Falls, in the ESAL show, which was on display the month of September, 2004.

(left) House on the Horizon, photograph, 2004 by Bob Bickers Click on image at left to enlarge.

SOUTHWESTERN PENNSYLVANIA COUNCIL OF THE ARTS 10th ANNUAL REGIONAL ART SHOW: Bob was juried into the 10th Annual Regional Juried Art Exhibition by the Southwestern Pennsylvania Council of the Arts, Inc. The Opening Reception was Saturday, November 5, 2005 at the Southern Alleghenies Museum of Art at Ligonier Valley. The show ran November 4, 2005 to February 19, 2006. Bob's oil painting Urban Jurassic was on exhibit and was one of the artworks used on the cover of the Show's Program. More about this show can be found here. Click on the image at left to enlarge.

Urban Jurassic by Bob Bickers, 18 x 24, oil on canvas, 2003

EAST SUBURBAN ARTISTS LEAGUE'S 2005 SHOW AT PENN STATE NEW KENSINGTON CAMPUS GALLERY: Bob showed his two latest paintings in this annual show of ESAL artists. The show ran the month of December, 2005.

THE EAST SUBURBAN ARTISTS LEAGUE (ESAL) 26th ANNUAL MEMBERS SHOW AT THE BOYCE CAMPUS OF CCAC IN MONROEVILLE: Bob won an Honorable Mention for his oil painting, Afternoon in August. This exhibit was on display during the month of September, 2005.

PENN HILLS 2005 ART SHOW: Bob won a Judges Award Blue Ribbon in July, 2005, at the Penn Hills Arts and Crafts Festival in Penn Hills for his painting, Afternoon in August. Click on the image to enlarge.

MORE JUDGING: I was asked by the Lions Club International of Murrysville to be a judge in their local children's poster contest that has the theme "Give Peace a Chance". Judging was in October, 2004 and I was glad to have the opportunity to participate. It is my understanding that the winning poster we chose also won at the state level.

EYE SURGERY: Bob had a cataract (and his right lens) removed from his right eye and a new lens inserted on Wednesday, November 2, 2005. The operation went well. Bob had the same operation performed on his the left eye on Wednesday, November 30, 2005 and this was successful too. This has already helped him in his reading and he continues to paint and create new artwork as he recovers. Many thanks to Bob's doctors and all who have wished Bob well and especially to Bob's wife, Diane, who has often kept Bob's vision clear, even when his eyesight wasn't.

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