Diane Hitt Come one, come all to the largest art show fundraiser in Sun Lakes—Art at the Lakes. Now is your chance to enjoy the Sun Lakes art scene around a beautiful lake. The show is March 3, 9:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m. with a rain date of March 10. Art at the Lakes…
Diana Ellis Those crafty Sun Lakers are at it again. The Sun Lakes Arts and Crafts Association Annual Fall Show will be held on Saturday, November 25, with over 70 vendors showcasing their unique handmade crafts and artwork. The show will take place at the Sun Lakes Country Club, Phase 1 (25601 N. Sun Lakes…
Agnes Wilson Mark your calendar! The Robson Ranch annual Holiday Craft Show and Sale will take place on Saturday, November 18, 2017, in the Hermosa Ballroom 10:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m. This sale is not club affiliated but is open to ALL Robson Ranch residents. Items sold at the sale must be created by the…
Nancy Friedman, Secretary On the afternoon of August 23, 20 Robson Ranch ladies attended a Watercolor Note Card class. For $10 the ladies were provided with five note cards and envelopes, two brushes and basic watercolors. With a few techniques under their belts they started making their own simple to elaborate note cards. Many said…
On Wednesday, June 14, the Fine Arts Guild offered a “Fun Afternoon of Art.” Sixteen Robson Ranchers produced a variety of colorful tote bags with Sharpie markers, alcohol and a plain tote bag after viewing two short YouTube videos and with guidance from one of the Guild members, Joann Bunyea. Although six participants were members…
Nancy Friedman, Secretary Twenty Robson Ranchers showed up to swirl their acrylic paint into paintings of abstract art. After taping around the sides of their canvas to form a dam, anywhere from two to six acrylic colors were chosen by each artist to create their abstract piece. This was the second summer art project sponsored…
Nancy Friedman The last class of the Fine Arts Guild for the 2016-2017 season was held on April 19. A DVD by Janie Gildow, a member of the Arizona Sonora Desert Museum Art Institute staff, was shown, which included information about colored pencils and necessary supplies. Then with the guidance from one of her students,…
Nancy Friedman, Secretary Palette knife, that is. On Wednesday, March 15, the Fine Arts Guild had a palette knife painting class. Approximately two thirds of the class had never used a palette knife before. Many in the other third of the class, despite having their own palette knives, had only used their palette knives to…
Maxine Harrison from Yuma and Lake Chelan, WA taught another great class March 17 from 9:00 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. at the Creative Arts Center. The six students were Dan Riebli, Cynthia Dunlop, Dorothy Herink, Mary Beth Fisher, John Koski and Karen Cutrell. Maxine’s next class will most likely be November 17. If you would…
On Wednesday morning, February 15, “Chalking It Up” was what it was all about. In the third monthly art class of the season for the Fine Arts Guild, 15 Robson Ranch residents participated in a Soft Pastels class, which some might consider colored chalk. Objectives for the class were to learn about the various types…