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Art and Wine Event

Karen Brungardt If you missed out on the last Art and Wine event, don’t worry! We have scheduled another one for Nov. 23, from 5:30 to 9 p.m. This event will have a holiday theme for the painting. The cost is $40 per person, which includes all art supplies, wine and/or water, a sack supper,…

July Art and Wine Event

Karen Brungardt The SaddleBrooke Fine Arts Guild once again held their Art and Wine Event, with 40 happy painters taking part in July. A sack supper was provided to each person, along with wine and/or water to start the evening. All art supplies, sack supper, wine, and water were provided by our guild, and Karen Brungardt…

Brungardt Wins Best of Show in Art Contest

LaVerne Kyriss In a blind judging, Karen Brungardt’s painting, Only shadows remember days of glory, won best of show in the advanced/intermediate category in the SaddleBrooke Fine Arts Guild’s One Image, No Limits contest. Judge and art instructor Laurie Brussells noted, “Good job, beautifully done, especially for watercolor. Composition is good and I like the…

I Can’t Draw a Stick Figure!

Karen Brungardt The SaddleBrooke Fine Arts Guild is pleased to announce our upcoming I Can’t Draw a Stick Figure class on Oct. 19, from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m., with a one-hour break for lunch. This class offers you the chance to see what form of art will suit you. You may not think you…

Upcoming Art Classes

Robbie Summers In-person art classes are back in the Topaz Room at the Arts and Craft Center at the MountainView Country Club complex! The SaddleBrooke Fine Arts Guild is proud to announce the return of our premier instructors Laurie Brussel, Karen Brungardt, Deb Kress, Renee Pearson, Robbie Summers, and other fine instructors as they get scheduled. Speaking…

Fine Arts Guild Contest Winners

Karen Brungardt The SaddleBrooke Fine Arts Guild once again held a guild-wide contest for our artists. The contest, called One Image, No Limits, provides the artists who choose to compete with a photograph of something local to Tucson. The photograph is chosen from ones submitted by our guild photographers. The artist then chooses how to use…

Artist of the Month: Contest Spurs Artist’s Competitive Spirit

LaVerne Kyriss “I like competition,” declared Pat Parkinson. “There’s a lot of talent among the members of the SaddleBrooke Fine Arts Guild and that got me inspired,” she reflected on the One Image, No Limits contest recently held among guild members. Parkinson’s entry, Out the Door, won an award of excellence in the intermediate/experienced category for…

SDB Fine Arts Guild: July and August Classes

Karen Brungardt The SaddleBrooke Fine Arts Guild is pleased to show you our upcoming classes. Our classes are continuing through August 2021! Go to www.saddlebrookefinearts.org to register for our summer classes. Texture Techniques in Watercolor July 15, 1 to 4 p.m. Instructor: Karen Brungardt Available via Zoom and/or in classroom in person Watercolor is the most…

Famous Architect Inspires Painting

LaVerne Kyriss Fran Dorr said she entered the recently held One Image No Limits contest hosted by the SaddleBrooke Fine Arts Guild on a whim. “I had been researching the design approaches used by Frank Lloyd Wright for another project and had already created two designs for fabrics. I wanted to incorporate this feel. Because…

Art and Wine Party Returns!

Karen Brungardt The SaddleBrooke Fine Arts Guild is pleased to announce the return of the Art and Wine Party! The first time we did this (pre-COVID), the event was a huge success for everyone, and now we want to do it again. Well, we’d planned another event in 2020, and, of course, it was postponed.…