Bob Bertram is an oil painter known for his stunning dog portraits, depictions of hunting scenes, and paintings of gamebirds. His style of painterly realism is distinctive and gives his paintings a spark of life and energy that makes his work stand out in the eld of sporting art.
Bob Bertram was born in Kirkwood, Missouri in 1960. As far back as he can remember he was drawing. His mother used to give him paper and a pencil and ask him to draw a picture as a way to keep him quiet and out of trouble.
Bob graduated from Springfield High School in Springfield, Illinois in 1979. In 1981 he received his Associate of Arts degree from Lincoln Land Community College. Bob then attended Murray State for the next three years, graduating with a Bachelor of Fine Arts degree with emphasis in illustration in 1984.
Bob then worked at several advertising and promotion agencies, painting and drawing as time allowed.
