Dawn Price Rhonda Kuntz grew up in Kentucky, moved to Texas where she raised her children, and retired to Florida. As life changed, she found her way to SaddleBrooke where her good friend helped her find her forever home. Rhonda welcomed me into her home, which houses her art studio and showcases her own work,…
Connie Kotke, Publicity Chair Every Monday morning from 8 a.m. to noon, members of the SaddleBrooke Fine Arts Guild gather in the Topaz Room at the Arts & Crafts Center at MountainView clubhouse for Open Studio time. This is a valuable opportunity to improve skills in a relaxing environment. Artists can pause and ask others…
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…
Karen Brungardt We have an exciting season coming up for classes as we look forward with 20/20 vision! We have classes to fit any level of experience, from beginners and up. Winter/Spring Classes 2020 This list will continue to evolve as classes are added. This is a preview of what is already scheduled. Please continue…
The SaddleBrooke Fine Arts Guild is pleased to announce our upcoming Spring Art Show, so save the date! The art show will be Friday, Feb. 7, 2020, 4 to 7 p.m., and Saturday, Feb. 8, 2020, 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. This Art Extravaganza features SaddleBrooke artists from the SaddleBrooke Fine Arts Guild and will…
Jeanne O’Meara Below are the classes being offered this summer. Check the Art Classes page at saddlebrookefinearts.org for the most up-to-date schedule and information about each class. Remember, with a membership fee of $20 annually, each class is $10 less. For more information and registration go to the Art Classes page at http://www.saddlebrookefinearts.org. Some classes…
Sandy Gianotti Anyone interested in art, artistic development or just curious should consider stopping by the Topaz Room in SaddleBrooke TWO for the SaddleBrooke Fine Arts open studio time. I am fairly new to SaddleBrooke, do not call myself an artist (yet) and am interested in learning something new. I dropped into open studio and…
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…
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.