Beginning artist finds welcoming community LaVerne Kyriss When Marty Fisher and her husband, Gary, moved to SaddleBrooke about 18 months ago, she had never really explored much about art. Working as an elementary school teacher in Bend, Oregon for 30-plus years, however, gave Fisher some exposure to art in the classroom. “I never studied art…
Those of you who have attended the SaddleBrooke Arts and Crafts Fair over the past several years have no doubt noticed that in conjunction with the fair, we also hold an auction of various artisans’ works. To be sure, auctions are fun with the anticipation of seeing if you have won any of the prizes.…
Jeanne O’Meara Below are the classes being offered this summer. Check the Art Classes page at saddlebrookefinearts.org for the most up-to-date schedule and information about each class. Remember, with a membership fee of $20 annually, each class is $10 less. For more information and registration go to the Art Classes page at http://www.saddlebrookefinearts.org. Some classes…
Sandy Gianotti Anyone interested in art, artistic development or just curious should consider stopping by the Topaz Room in SaddleBrooke TWO for the SaddleBrooke Fine Arts open studio time. I am fairly new to SaddleBrooke, do not call myself an artist (yet) and am interested in learning something new. I dropped into open studio and…
Karen Brungardt Happy Beginner Watercolor students display their favorite paintings they did during the ‘Developing the Painting’ class taught by Karen Brungardt. For information on upcoming classes this summer, please see our website at www.saddlebrookefinearts.org.
LaVerne Kyriss When Bobbie Patton and her husband went looking for an Arizona retirement community last year, she had one non-negotiable criteria. “Our new community had to have some sort of art club,” she explained, noting “everything else was negotiable.” The Pattons had lived in the Sacramento, California area for many years, including most recently…
The SaddleBrooke Fine Arts Guild is a group of diverse artists residing and/or renting here in our beautiful community. Our artists work in most mediums, from collage to oil painting to acrylics to watercolor to sculpture and more. We are open to new members, even if you don’t consider yourself an artist—yet! We have members…
LaVerne Kyriss “I do art for myself. It’s a way of self-expression, a way to visually share ideas. I’m drawn to the physicality and the mental stimulation of creating something,” reflected Marilynn Davis, as she showed some of the many drawings and watercolors she’s created. “I’m finding that I can’t separate my intellect from the…
Michele Benedict LaVerne Kyriss When Michele Benedict took her first art class at 23, she had no idea where that whim would lead. A newly married Air Force wife in San Bernadino, California, she began studying oil painting at the invitation of a friend’s mom. After a move to Dayton, Ohio she began to teach…
Mike Sedgwick Darlene Pitman started selling her crafts in the Gift Shop two weeks after moving to SaddleBrooke with her husband, Richard, in 1998. She has always enjoyed creating things and after marriage ran a floral decorating business from her home for many years, working initially with homeowner parties and later with hotels in Los…