LaVerne Kyriss Like many organizations, the SaddleBrooke Fine Arts Guild has seen challenging times this year. “We’re still hanging in there and having Zoom meetings and discussions. The guild is still offering open studio times in the Topaz room for guild members with masks and safety protocols in place,” explained Karen Brungardt, guild president. “And…
LaVerne Kyriss SaddleBrooke artists have a new location to show their work, thanks to local realtors. The gallery idea came from Lisa Gaare, branch manager at Long Realty’s Golder Ranch office. “I was looking for a way to both jazz up our office space and also do something to benefit our community,” Gaare said. She…
Karen Brungardt Our March 31 Art and Wine Party was a huge success, so we decided to do it again! Come join us on May 19, from 5:30 to 8:30 p.m. in the Activities Center in SaddleBrooke One at 64518 E. Galveston, Tucson, AZ 85739 for another Sunset in SaddleBrooke painting event. The cost is…
LaVerne Kyriss Suzanne Brubaker has been creating art for as long as she can remember. “I started drawing when I was three. I had a six-year-old cousin and I copied. I took an art course by mail and my brother gave me a painting kit for Christmas when I was 14,” she remembered. Brubaker went…
Karen Brungardt The SaddleBrooke Fine Arts Guild hosted its first Art and Wine party on Feb. 22, 2020. Thirty-four aspiring artists attended the evening’s event and all had a good time! The pizza was tasty and filling, the wine refreshing, and everyone there was guided by an instructor to paint a horse in the colors of…
LaVerne Kyriss “Layering is the key to making collages,” explained collage artist, teacher, and SaddleBrooke Fine Arts Guild member Deb “Kress” Kresnicka, “but you also need a wide variety of materials that you can use to build a collage.” “I explore a variety of subjects, create eye candy to dazzle the viewer, explore mood and…
Marty Fisher and Karen Brungardt The SaddleBrooke Fine Arts Guild is a nonprofit organization that serves to encourage public art appreciation and to enhance the skills of people at all levels of experience through multimedia art classes and community art outreach programs. Fundraising outreach programs are also an important part of their mission to provide monetary…
Karen Brungardt The SaddleBrooke Fine Arts Guild looks forward to an exciting winter and spring with a robust offering of art classes as well as its annual Art Show. The annual Art Show will be Feb. 7-8, 2020, in the MountainView Country Club, from 4 to 7 p.m. on Friday and 10 a.m. to 4…
Karen Brungardt The SaddleBrooke Fine Arts Guild is proud to present their annual Fine Art Show in the MountainView Country Club Ballroom and surrounding rooms. This event is being held on Friday, Feb. 7, from 4 to 7 p.m. with a cash bar and on Saturday, Feb. 8, 2020, from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.,…
Karen Brungardt The SaddleBrooke Fine Arts Guild is proud to present their first Wine and Art Party! This fundraiser event is through our Outreach Program; in mid-January, 2020, the SaddleBrooke Fine Arts Guild is hosting an evening event where wine, food, and art will be served. We are supporting the Therapeutic Riding of Tucson (TROT)…