M. Sedgwick Dixie describes herself as a ‘Jack of all trades’ and exhibits a wide variety of arts and crafts items in the Gift Shop gallery. Geckos form her most prominent display, but she also creates jewelry, cards, pottery/ceramics, fabrics etc. A SaddleBrooke fabric painting class she attended in 1998 launched her artistic career (“I…
LaVerne Kyriss “Talent is not the most important aspect in any of the creative arts,” explained Vivian Sathre. “No matter your medium or your forum, you must find your own voice to be successful in any creative endeavor.” “I still copy other artists when I’m trying to understand how they achieved a particular outcome,” she…
Tammy Bearden The SaddleBrooke Fine Arts Guild, in partnership with the University of Arizona Museum of Art, will present a new series of art lectures, beginning on Wednesday, January 9, 2019, from 10:30 to 11:30 a.m., in the west ballroom of the MountainView Clubhouse. The presenter will be docent Gerry Bates and the subject will…
Russell C. Stokes Richard Morrison Kerr (Dick) has an extensive history dedicated to public service. Prior to focusing on his lifelong desire of becoming an artist and author, Dick was a Colorado State Game Warden, is a Korean War Army combat veteran and was a Wildlife Biologist for the U.S. Government. Dick Kerr is the…
LaVerne Kyriss What has 74 wheels, is 36 feet long and took more than 250 hours to complete? It’s not a heavy-duty semi-trailer. It’s the new mural installed on two walls of the spin cycling room at MountainView. It was created by members of the SaddleBrooke Fine Arts Guild. It all started last year when…
Gail Kolenda, Education Chair Many people look at art and say that they could never do that, create something. Did you know that most SaddleBrooke Fine Arts Guild artists didn’t start creating until they retired and came here? Some members took the famous “I can’t draw a stick figure class.” With time, instruction and…
Russell C. Stokes Kris is fondly and widely known throughout SaddleBrooke’s artisan community as a talented artist, creator, mentor, participant, student, teacher and special friend. Kris Holmes is the SaddleBrooke Gift Shop’s Featured Artist for October. This October is also a milestone for Kris as she is proudly celebrating her 25th anniversary as a talented…
LaVerne Kyriss Fran Dorr says she is an eclectic artist, explaining that she works in acrylic, watercolor, collage and most recently in alcohol inks, thanks to a class from Francis Clark. Her subjects range from abstract to scenic landscapes. “Not from photos, but scenes I create in my mind and then on the page,” she…
Karen Brungardt It is time again for the third annual “Celebration of Watercolor” art show, where seven SaddleBrooke Watercolor artists will showcase their original works! The show will be held on Sunday, November 11, 2018, from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m., a one-day event, so you want to make sure to come to this special…
LaVerne Kyriss Jenni Long worked for her dad in his photography studio in Columbus, Ohio. “I managed the business and he did the creative work,” she said, “until he decided to retire. Then I took over as the photographer. I had always explored creative endeavors and crafts, but I never considered myself an artist.” When…