Connie Kotke
Spring is a time of new beginnings. Why not broaden your horizons and learn something new with art classes sponsored by the SaddleBrooke Fine Arts Guild? We make art fun, and there are plenty of opportunities to join with your neighbors and friends right here in the Topaz Room at the Arts and Crafts Center adjacent to the MountainView Country Club.
Visit the Guild’s website at www.saddlebrookefinearts.org for the full schedule and convenient online registration/payment. Classes that start soon include the following:
Photo Transfer Workshop, by Deb Kresnicka. Tuesday, April 2, from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Learn how to transfer an image or verbiage as another layer onto your artwork to add more interest. Accomplish amazing effects using a toner printer, polymer medium, and an iron.
Step-by-Step Acrylic: Prickly Pear Bloom, by Tracy Ann Holmes. Wednesday, April 3, from 9 a.m. to noon. Go through all the steps of creating an acrylic painting, from under-drawing to layering and detailing. Perfect for painters of all levels. You’ll take home a finished 9” x 12” painting.
Acrylic Composition and Step-by-Step Painting: Cactus Garden, by Tracy Ann Holmes. Thursday, May 2, and Thursday, May 9, from 9 a.m. to noon. Create your very own 16” x 20” painting of a cactus garden in this two-session class. Explore how to create a great composition and complete the necessary steps to bring home a finished work of art that is unique to you!
Membership in the SaddleBrooke Fine Arts Guild is only $25 per year and includes monthly meetings, open studio, non-critique sessions, Art Salon discussions, opportunities to exhibit and sell your work, and so much more. Guild members also enjoy a discount on class fees.