Robert Bucknell

Robert (Bob) Bucknell is an award winning artist, having followed a 50 year career in
freelance commercial and commissioned work. Born in Colorado and raised in
California, he began painting signs and murals while taking art classes at Sacramento
City College.

After moving his family to Carson City, Nevada in the late 80’s he established Bucknell
Arts, transitioning later into full time mural painting. For more than 20 years he
traveled throughout the US and also South Africa painting large scale landscape and
wildlife murals for private and public natural history exhibits. Bob’s murals have been
displayed in public, residential, and commercial places, including more than 30 Cabela's
Sporting Goods Stores nationwide and Bass Pro's mega flagship store in Las Vegas,
Nevada.

Since retiring from mural painting in 2021, Bob now focuses exclusively on his studio
work. His paintings have received recognition and numerous awards from Plein Air
Magazine, National Oil and Acrylic Painters Society, and other International and local
competitions. He is often asked how he produces his photo-realistic style paintings. He
does not do paint-overs or incorporate any form of computerized mixed media, but relies
solely on photo references and painstaking effort to create his work. Bob is also a guest
contributor for Realism Today magazine.