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…
LaVerne Kyriss Put on your masks and buckle the seat belt in your golf cart or car. It’s time to visit the SaddleBrooke Fine Art Guild’s spring art show. This year it’s going to be a little different. The show is set for one day, March 27, from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Taking a…
Karen Brungardt, President, SBFAG The SaddleBrooke Fine Arts Guild (SBFAG) has started up art classes again! Even though our selection is more limited at this time due to the current pandemic, we have an interesting selection of classes offered. As always, full class descriptions are available on our website along with registration forms. All classes…
Karen Brungardt While many things have had to be postponed or cancelled due to the coronavirus, the SaddleBrooke Fine Arts Guild is resuming art activities with safety protocols in place and limiting our Art and Wine events to small groups. SaddleBrooke Sunsets continue to be the subject for our next three Art and Wine events.…
Karen Brungardt The current times have impacted the Fine Arts Guild along with everyone else. We were unable to complete our spring class schedule or hold our wine and art events, but all these things will happen again! We are looking at possibly offering our summer classes on a limited basis in July and August…
LaVerne Kyriss A little more than 20 years ago in an RV park in Tucson, Sue Wilson walked into a watercolor class for the first time in her life. “I asked if there was room in the class. I told the instructor I have no paper, no paint, and no brushes, but this is always…
LaVerne Kyriss Jacqueline Cohen loved art as long as she can remember. She created her first painting in grade school. “In my parent’s home, I had a large upstairs bedroom/studio. The floor was covered with linoleum, and I could make as much of a mess as I wanted,” she remembered. In junior high and high…
LaVerne Kyriss The SaddleBrooke Fine Art Guild’s spring show may be over, but residents and visitors can still view and buy art from Guild members. The gallery in the hallway outside the RoadRunner Grill at the SaddleBrooke Clubhouse has recently expanded. An additional 55 feet of hanging space provides artists more opportunities to display…