Copyright © 2003-2024 by Bob Bickers.  All rights reserved.

Seeing Eye Pot         

15” x 15” ; oil on canvas

This painting of a Mississippian Culture pot is based on one on exhibit at the Pink Palace Museum in Memphis, TN.

The Little Artist

18” x 24” ; oil on canvas

PRIVATE COLLECTION

My daughter, Beth, when she was about 5 years old. This won FIRST PLACE - oil; Coalition for Visual Arts, City Hall Exhibition, Memphis, TN; May, 1991 and the PEOPLE'S CHOICE AWARD - Favorite Overall Artist - All Categories; Mid-South Fair, Memphis, TN; September, 1990, and FIRST PLACE - oil; Mid-South Fair, Memphis, TN; September, 1990.

Feathered Prayers of the Hopewell

20” x 24” ; oil on canvas     

These artifacts come from the Hopewell Indian Culture of the Ohio River Valley and are over 1,000 years old.

October Basket            

9” x 12”; acrylic/panel   

This is an acrylic painting that I taught in 2-hour class for the Monroeville Arts Council in October, 2017.

October Colors             

9” x 12”; acrylic/panel   

This is part of a series of acrylic paintings that I taught in 2-hour classes at Michael's Arts & Crafts Stores as a Certified Grumbacher Art Instructor in 2010.

Holes and Triangles     

28” x 22” ; oil on canvas    

Mississippian Culture Effigy figurine dating from approximately 1,000 years ago.

Cody’s Catch

18” x 24” ; oil on canvas

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A commissioned oil painting of a memorable fishing trip.

All Dressed Up and Nowhere to Go             

22” x 28”; oil on canvas

Based on ancient North American pottery found  in Northern Mexico.

Pumpkin Patch          

9” x 12”;acrylic/panel

PRIVATE COLLECTION

This is part of a series of acrylic paintings that I taught in 2-hour classes at Michael's Arts & Crafts Stores as a Certified Grumbacher Art Instructor in 2010.

Holiday Cheer          

9” x 12”;acrylic/panel

PRIVATE COLLECTION

This is part of a series of acrylic paintings that I taught in 2-hour classes at Michael's Arts & Crafts Stores as a Certified Grumbacher Art Instructor in 2010.

White Daisies            

12” x 9”; acrylic on canvas panel

PRIVATE COLLECTION

This is one of a series of acrylic paintings that I taught in 2-hour classes at Michael's Arts & Crafts Stores as a Certified Grumbacher Art Instructor in 2010. This is one of two paintings that Michael's used to illustrate their acrylic painting classes nation-wide on their website.  See my blog here for more information.

Sunstreaked    

28” x 22” ; oil on canvas    

Mississippian Culture Effigy figurine dating from approximately 1,000 years ago.

Beth on Liberty

28” x 22” ;oil on canvas

PRIVATE COLLECTION

Portrait of my daughter, Beth.

Toothy Grin          

22 x 28 ; oil on canvas     

Another Native American pot from the Mississippi River Valley Mound Builders.

White Spot Pot        

20” x 16” ; oil on canvas

Another Native American pot from the Mississippi River Valley Mound Builders.

Mississippian Pot         

13.5” x 18”; oil/canvas

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Based upon a pot in a small museum in eastern Arkansas. The original was formed by Native Americans almost a thousand years ago.

Bob Bickers, Sr., 1931-1998

20” x 16” ; oil on canvas; 2001

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A portrait of my late father.

Dr. Albert Spritzer, 1927-2012

20” x 16” ; oil on canvas; 2001

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A portrait of my late father-in-law.

Self Portrait in a Blue Shirt

20” x 16” ; oil on canvas; 1989

PRIVATE COLLECTION

Yes, this was a long time ago when I did have a beard. This won FIRST PLACE - oil; Mid-South Fair, Memphis, TN; September 1989.

Indian Scout by Bob Bickers

9” x 12” ; oil on canvas; 2008

This was based on a painting by a favorite artist of mine, Howard Terpning.

Painting the Logo

9” x 12” ; oil on gessoboard; 2012

I painted this scene and used this image for the postcard announcing the 2012 art show of the East Suburban Artists League at the Elaine Biondi Gallery Space in Monroeville, Pennsylvania.  The logo being painted is the same one on the postcard I created for the ESAL show in 2003.  The brush wasn’t too difficult, but finding a giant tube of paint was a real pain!

Great American Pyramid

15 x 15”; pen & ink on board; 1990

PRIVATE COLLECTION

This was one of my designs for a logo for the Great American Pyramid shortly after it was built in Memphis, Tennessee. This design was one of the top 50 finalists.

Eagle’s Nest by Bob Bickers

22” x 28” (55.8cm x 71cm); oil/canvas; 1991

ORIGINAL OIL PAINTING IN PRIVATE COLLECTION

Nationwide Insurance's logo was an eagle when I was approached by the President of Nationwide and commissioned to produce this painting. A limited series of prints were produced and issued as prizes to their top employees that year.  Prints of this image are still available for sale by the artist.

● An offset print of this painting numbered and signed by the artist:

   Image is 10” x 12½” with white 2” border........$50 + $15 Shipping & Handling

● Limited series of Artist’s Proofs with hand-painted

   eagle feather centered and below the image......$60 + $15 Shipping & Handling

Mississippi Dredging

16 x 20”; pen & ink / board; 1984

PRIVATE COLLECTION

Dredging operations on the Mississippi River at Memphis. This won FIRST PLACE - Pen & Ink; Mid-South Fair, Memphis, TN; September 1984.

Book Covers by Bob Bickers

These are a few proposed book cover illustrations I prepared for a local author, but were never used.  Click on each illustration to enlarge the front and back covers.

POSTCARDS and POSTERS

(1) The Outer Limits of the Imagination   Postcard; 2001 My postcard announcing my first one-man show at the Gallery Space at the Monroeville, PA public library in August, 2001.    

(2) Earth and Sky   Postcard; 2007 The card for another show I had at The Gallery Space in 2007.

(3) East Suburban Artists League   Postcard; 2003 I designed the card for ESAL's exhibition at the Gallery Space that year.  I have continued to design their postcard for the Gallery Space exhibition several times since then.

(4) East Suburban Artists League   Postcard; 2012 I painted this scene and used it for the ESAL exhibition at the Gallery Space in 2012.

(5) East Suburban Artists League   Postcard; 2016 I designed the card for ESAL's exhibition at the Gallery Space. This is based on a photograph I took of an artist in a park in Boston.

(6) East Suburban Artists League   Postcard; 2010  Another ESAL exhibition at the Elaine Biondi Gallery Space (Monroeville, PA public library) in 2010.  The background for this card was my digital image of cow tracks in deep snow in Export, Pennsylvania.

(7) One Thousand Years of Silence  Postcard; 2004 This advertised my show at the Undercroft Gallery in which I exhibited various paintings of Mississippian and Hopewell American Indian artifacts.

(8) APOLLO 11 : 40 Years a Memory; 2009  Poster advertising my art show and exhibit at the Gallery Space in Monroeville, PA.

(9) Close to Home  Postcard/Poster; 2016  This advertised my show of local photographs at the Elaine Biondi Gallery Space in Monroeville, PA, February, 2016.

(10) 2017 ESAL art Show and Sale; Gallery Space, June, 2017.

(11) ON THE MOON (2019); Poster advertising my art show and exhibit at the Gallery Space in Monroeville, PA.

(12) NEW HORIZONS  Set of Three Poster/ 2017; Advertised my show in December, 2017.

Chuck Percherke / Fine Art - Just Do It  

by Bob Bickers

Poster, 2007

Chuck Percherke came and gave an art demonstration at the ESAL meeting in April, 2007. I was impressed enough to prepare this poster in honor of his visit - spilled paint and all!  Click on image for a full-size version of this poster.

Ron Donoughe (2006) & (2019) above, left and right

by Bob Bickers

Ron Donoghe came and gave an art demonstration at the ESAL meeting in October, 2006. When he returned to speak on March 7, 2019, I prepared these two posters to commemorate his visits. Click on the images for full-size versions of these posters.

detail from Big Bone Wonder          

oil on canvas