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…
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…
Stuart Watkins One look at Jay’s art and I had to share his story with other SaddleBrooke residents, artists, and those who are just retired but have been there, done that, and might want to do it again. Jay and his wife, Diane, moved here five years ago from Colorado and still have a home…
LaVerne Kyriss Suzanne Brubaker says she is challenged when coming up with ideas for new paintings. “Only occasionally does an idea just pop into my head. Often, I have to see something in a book or online or be out and around and see something to get an idea for a painting.” So, when the…
Patricia Fremont and John Smith The Gift Shop featured artist for April is Jack Fritz, author of A Lifetime Adventure. With his wife Jill, Jack recently joined the Gift Shop group. Jack has provided his own artist’s statement. “Every day I look for the good and beautiful. I say “good, better, best” and filter out…
LaVerne Kyriss Marsha Bellsey’s painting, “It’s in the lyrics,” was honored for most creative approach in the intermediate/advanced category of the SaddleBrooke Fine Art Guild’s pandemic season “One image, no limits” contest. “I wasn’t going to enter, but then when the deadline was extended because of the pandemic, I thought, ‘Let me give it a…
Linda Whitehead and Russell C. Stokes This month we’d like you to meet another of our super-talented members, Kathy Kruger. Kathy was born in Illinois and spent most of her life in Moline, an agricultural/industrial/financial community. Kathy was employed for 30 years at the home office of Modern Woodmen of America (a Fraternal Insurance Company)…
LaVerne Kyriss When he was in high school, Calvin Saulsbury thought he might become a technical illustrator. “I’ve always liked detail work. I was a pretty good pencil artist. I’ve always been artistic, but never really had the time to pursue it until I retired,” he said. Meanwhile, he poured his creative interests into music.…
LaVerne Kyriss Before moving to SaddleBrooke two and half years ago, PJ Cathey had never picked up a paintbrush. “I always wanted to explore art. I’ve always loved having art in my home and being around artists. Several members of my extended family were artists—all oil painters—but I never had the opportunity to try it…
LaVerne Kyriss “When I got the contest notice, I decided it would be fun to take part,” said Leslie Farber. “My plan was to do a realistic representation of the door in the photo. I told my husband Jim about my idea and he just laughed,” she smiled. She got out her watercolor palette and…