Nancy Friedman A two-and-a-half-hour class for four Wednesday afternoons was presented by retired Professor Susan Ramos of Central Arizona College. This class, sponsored by the Robson Ranch Fine Arts Guild, took eight students from photograph to painting. Have you ever taken a photograph of a beautiful scene on vacation and wished you could compose…
Nancy Friedman, Secretary No, this was not a movie directed by Nils Johnson, but an art class where a value scale of 10 to 15 different grays were created starting with black as the darkest or lowest value and white as the lightest or highest value. The word value refers to the lightness or…
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…