How we Started
I am Bob Knudsen, I’ve practiced art as a photographer for over 30 years. I have met 13 U.S. Presidents, photographed 11 Presidents. I worked in & for the White House, U.S. Capitol, both houses of Congress, major sports teams, and all our military services. Featured in a major photography magazine as one of the top photographers by Kodak. I’m the author of, “A Living Treasure” the people, places, and events as seen thru the four seasons at Arlington National Cemetery. In 2018 I suffered injuries in a car accident that kept me in rehab for over a year. Compounding my return to normal lifestyle I underwent chemo treatments & surgical procedures, associated with my cancer. Then the Covid. These events allowed me to return my attention to studying, enhancing, & preserving driftwood. I’ve collected from the water virtually my entire life, starting at age 5 in Guam. I sold my first driftwood pieces by word of mouth. The interest quickly grew from those seeing my new artworks. Many encouraged me to open a website so others could enjoy and purchase the finely enhanced driftwood sculptures I was creating. This was the beginning of Potomac River Art.
