Karen Brungardt The SaddleBrooke Fine Arts Guild is pleased to announce our upcoming I Can’t Even Draw a Stick Figure class on June 15 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…
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Clubs & Classes, May 2021
2021 Summer Classes!
Karen Brungardt The SaddleBrooke Fine Arts Guild is up and running! Our spring classes were successful; students learned to paint and are eager for more. We have several upcoming classes, so please read on for details. “I Can’t Draw a Stick Figure!” Class This popular class returns on June 15 for those who are uncertain…
Features, May 2021
Gift Shop Artist of the Month: Carolyn Meador
Patricia Fremont Smith Our featured artist for May is Carolyn Meador. This nearly new resident of SaddleBrooke joined the gift shop team in December 2020, after moving here in August 2020 from Orange County, Calif. “I fell in love with the desert,” she says, adding “I love the charm of the homes in SaddleBrooke and found…
Features, May 2021
SaddleBrooke Artist Jay Clary
Features, May 2021
Artist of the Month: Suzanne Brubaker—Contest Theme Inspires Award-Winning Art
Features, April 2021
Artist of the Month: Gift Shop Featured Artist: Jack Fritz
Patricia Fremont and John Smith The Gift Shop featured artist for April is Jack Fritz, author of A Lifetime Adventure. With his wife Jill, Jack recently joined the Gift Shop group. Jack has provided his own artist’s statement. “Every day I look for the good and beautiful. I say “good, better, best” and filter out…
Features, April 2021
Artist of the Month: Creative Approach Nets Art: Marsha Bellsey
LaVerne Kyriss Marsha Bellsey’s painting, “It’s in the lyrics,” was honored for most creative approach in the intermediate/advanced category of the SaddleBrooke Fine Art Guild’s pandemic season “One image, no limits” contest. “I wasn’t going to enter, but then when the deadline was extended because of the pandemic, I thought, ‘Let me give it a…
Front Page, March 2021
Fine Art Show Goes on the Road
LaVerne Kyriss Put on your masks and buckle the seat belt in your golf cart or car. It’s time to visit the SaddleBrooke Fine Art Guild’s spring art show. This year it’s going to be a little different. The show is set for one day, March 27, from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Taking a…
Features, March 2021
Artist of the Month: Calvin Saulsbury
LaVerne Kyriss When he was in high school, Calvin Saulsbury thought he might become a technical illustrator. “I’ve always liked detail work. I was a pretty good pencil artist. I’ve always been artistic, but never really had the time to pursue it until I retired,” he said. Meanwhile, he poured his creative interests into music.…
Features, January 2021
First Win for Beginning Painter Opens Doors Artist of the Month: PJ Cathey
LaVerne Kyriss Before moving to SaddleBrooke two and half years ago, PJ Cathey had never picked up a paintbrush. “I always wanted to explore art. I’ve always loved having art in my home and being around artists. Several members of my extended family were artists—all oil painters—but I never had the opportunity to try it…