Donna Langwig The 2017-2018 season of Vista Fine Arts opens on Sunday, October 22 at 3:00 p.m. with the amazing Desert Wind Saxophone Quartet. Since its founding in 1990, the Desert Wind Saxophone Quartet has treated audiences throughout the Phoenix area to a wide variety of music from baroque, jazz and popular music, to modern…
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Generals, October 2017
A celebration of watercolor
Karen Brungardt On Sunday, November 19, 2017, eight SaddleBrooke Watercolor Artists will present the second annual A Celebration of Watercolor show in the west end of the MountainView Ballroom. This colorful event will be from 10:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. and is open to the public. Each of the artists, Karen Brungardt, Mary Bubla,…
Features, October 2017
Artist Of The Month
Maxine Ranicke’s credo: “Never Stop Learning” LaVerne Kyriss Maxine Ranicke’s first art class was as a young girl. “We lived in Hawaii and my mother knew a poor artist. I think she paid him for classes for me as a way to help him out,” she recalled. “I studied art in college at the University…
September 2017
Fine Arts Guild and UAMA Art Lecture Series
Tammy Bearden The SaddleBrooke Fine Arts Guild, in partnership with the University of Arizona Museum of Art, will present the second of their two-lecture series on Wednesday, October 4, 2017, from 10:30 to 11:30 a.m., in the west ballroom of the MountainView Clubhouse. The presenters will be docents Fleurette and Marc Wallach, and their subject…
Features, September 2017
Artist of the Month: Mark Erickson
Barbara Johnson Mark Erickson has long been known for his beautiful carved works – birds, boards, letter-openers, utensils, etc. When I asked him how he got into the art of woodcarving, he attributed his interest to his father-in-law, who was a woodcarver in the mid ‘80s. Being drawn to the intricate detail and precision involved,…
Generals, September 2017
Save the date!
Karen Brungardt In case you missed the first annual “A Celebration of Watercolor” or want to return to see what’s new, the small group of SaddleBrooke Watercolor Artists will return on Sunday, November 19, 2017, to present “A Celebration of Watercolor” showcase. The event will be held in the west end of the MountainView Ballroom…
Features, August 2017
Artist of the Month
LaVerne Kyriss “Just a Sunday painter,” is how Jim Morris describes himself, making it a point to insist that he’s not an artist. “I don’t paint for the market and it’s not important to me to sell my work. I paint for enjoyment and to push myself to try new things,” he explained. After moving…
Generals, August 2017
Fine Arts Guild and UAMA Art Lecture Series
Tammy Bearden The SaddleBrooke Fine Arts Guild, in partnership with the University of Arizona Museum of Art, will present a series of two lectures beginning Wednesday, September 6, 2017, from 10:30 to 11:30 a.m. in the west ballroom of the MountainView Clubhouse. The first presenter will be Docent Judith Schram who will discuss Music in…
Features, June 2017
Artist of The Month
Mick Desmarais – Playing with light and shadows LaVerne Kyriss “I’ve always enjoyed drawing,” recollected SaddleBrooke artist Mick Desmarais. “I drew illustrations for pamphlets, flyers and advertisements while in school and the Air Force. I particularly like landscapes with streets, buildings, cars and people. This helps me not only get a sketch down on canvas,…
Clubs & Classes, May 2017
Artist of the Month
LaVerne Kyriss Eclectic is how Fred Flanagan describes his art. But eclectic could also be used to describe his other interests. You’ll find him playing table tennis five days a week, jamming on guitar with a local group every month and serving with his wife Pat as the voices at the other end of the…