LaVerne Kyrss When Gail Kolenda was about 10, she got bitten by the art bug and has never stopped creating since. “My father was a great artist in his private life and I loved his work, so I started drawing. I took art classes in high school and majored in studio art and theater in…
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Features, November 2020
Magic Happens when Creating Watercolors: Meet Artist of the Month Kay Sullivan
LaVerne Kyriss Perhaps best known around SaddleBrooke for her precise and realistic watercolor pet portraits, often done as commissioned work, Kay Sullivan also paints landscapes, portraits, florals, and abstract images. “Painting animals comes easy to me,” she explained. “I always start with the eyes, the nose, and then the color of the body. The expression is…
Clubs & Classes, December 2019
Creating beautiful skies with watercolors: we all can do it!
Peggy Hegg Watercolor paints are an intriguing artistic medium that many of us wonder about and admire, but never have the opportunity to explore. I am new to the world of painting and recently signed up for the Watercolor Skies class taught by Karen Brungardt just to see what it was like. In Watercolor Skies,…
Generals, December 2019
Winter/spring classes 2020 SaddleBrooke Fine Arts
This list will continue to evolve as classes are added. Please continue to check our website at www.saddlebrookefinearts.org for additional class information as it becomes available. All classes are held in the MountainView Arts & Crafts Center, Topaz Room. January Live Figure Drawing (No Instructor) Saturday, Jan. 4 from 9 a.m.-noon; Fee TBD. Multi-Media with Rob…