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…
Gail Kolenda, Education Chair Below are the classes being offered this spring. Check the Art Classes page at saddlebrookefinearts.org for the most up-to-date schedule and information about each class. There are also free open studio times available to guild members. Remember, with a membership fee of $20 annually, each class is $10 less. For more…
Conquer fear by beginning with the basics LaVerne Kyriss When suggesting neighbors, friends and acquaintances try their hand at painting, drawing or any kind of art, Karen Brungardt encourages people to “step out of fear into fun.” She says that many people have an interest in exploring creative endeavors, but are unsure of how to…
The SaddleBrooke Fine Arts Guild is pleased to announce the dates for our annual Spring Art Show on the evening of Friday, March 15, 2019, and all-day Saturday, March 16, 2019. Our show will showcase the many marvelous artists in SaddleBrooke and will bridge all mediums, including clay work, sculpture, watercolor, acrylics, oils and more.…
Varda Main Are you a fiber artist or someone who has always longed to dive into fiber arts? If so, then this new group is the place for you. The SaddleBrooke Fiber Arts Club is a new sub-group of the Friday Quilters. The purpose of the group is to explore all things fiber. Fiber can…