Karen Brungardt The SaddleBrooke Fine Arts Guild is pleased to announce our upcoming I Can’t Draw a Stick Figure class on Oct. 19, from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m., with a one-hour break for lunch. This class offers you the chance to see what form of art will suit you. You may not think you…
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Clubs & Classes, August 2021
Upcoming Art Classes

Robbie Summers In-person art classes are back in the Topaz Room at the Arts and Craft Center at the MountainView Country Club complex! The SaddleBrooke Fine Arts Guild is proud to announce the return of our premier instructors Laurie Brussel, Karen Brungardt, Deb Kress, Renee Pearson, Robbie Summers, and other fine instructors as they get scheduled. Speaking…
Clubs & Classes, July 2021
Fine Arts Guild Contest Winners

Karen Brungardt The SaddleBrooke Fine Arts Guild once again held a guild-wide contest for our artists. The contest, called One Image, No Limits, provides the artists who choose to compete with a photograph of something local to Tucson. The photograph is chosen from ones submitted by our guild photographers. The artist then chooses how to use…
Features, July 2021
Artist of the Month: Contest Spurs Artist’s Competitive Spirit

LaVerne Kyriss “I like competition,” declared Pat Parkinson. “There’s a lot of talent among the members of the SaddleBrooke Fine Arts Guild and that got me inspired,” she reflected on the One Image, No Limits contest recently held among guild members. Parkinson’s entry, Out the Door, won an award of excellence in the intermediate/experienced category for…
Clubs & Classes, July 2021
SDB Fine Arts Guild: July and August Classes

Karen Brungardt The SaddleBrooke Fine Arts Guild is pleased to show you our upcoming classes. Our classes are continuing through August 2021! Go to www.saddlebrookefinearts.org to register for our summer classes. Texture Techniques in Watercolor July 15, 1 to 4 p.m. Instructor: Karen Brungardt Available via Zoom and/or in classroom in person Watercolor is the most…
Features, June 2021
Famous Architect Inspires Painting

LaVerne Kyriss Fran Dorr said she entered the recently held One Image No Limits contest hosted by the SaddleBrooke Fine Arts Guild on a whim. “I had been researching the design approaches used by Frank Lloyd Wright for another project and had already created two designs for fabrics. I wanted to incorporate this feel. Because…
Clubs & Classes, June 2021
Art and Wine Party Returns!

Karen Brungardt The SaddleBrooke Fine Arts Guild is pleased to announce the return of the Art and Wine Party! The first time we did this (pre-COVID), the event was a huge success for everyone, and now we want to do it again. Well, we’d planned another event in 2020, and, of course, it was postponed.…
Clubs & Classes, May 2021
I Can’t Draw a Stick Figure!
Clubs & Classes, May 2021
2021 Summer Classes!

Karen Brungardt The SaddleBrooke Fine Arts Guild is up and running! Our spring classes were successful; students learned to paint and are eager for more. We have several upcoming classes, so please read on for details. “I Can’t Draw a Stick Figure!” Class This popular class returns on June 15 for those who are uncertain…
Features, May 2021
Gift Shop Artist of the Month: Carolyn Meador

Patricia Fremont Smith Our featured artist for May is Carolyn Meador. This nearly new resident of SaddleBrooke joined the gift shop team in December 2020, after moving here in August 2020 from Orange County, Calif. “I fell in love with the desert,” she says, adding “I love the charm of the homes in SaddleBrooke and found…

