Carol Breen, Pottery/Ceramics Club Reporter MaryAnn and her husband, David, moved here in 2015. MaryAnn had never made anything from clay but as she “is willing to take a risk,” she jumped right in. MaryAnn loves learning new pottery techniques and is continually learning ways of creating. MaryAnn also does fused and stained glass, but…
Cynthia Melito The Spirit of the Stained Glass Artist cannot be broken, especially by the COVID-19 virus. We patiently waited until it was safe to re-open the studio, and on Tuesday, May 19, the creativity was once again flowing. Although we had safety procedures in place, members had the opportunity to finish up projects that…
Nancy Friedman The Fine Arts Guild of Robson Ranch challenged their 54 members to paint COVID-19 Memorial paintings for charity in a Jackson Pollock style, while social distancing. Nancy Friedman started a daily email sketchbook challenge to members on March 15, when all indoor venues were closed in Robson Ranch which included the Fine Arts…
Nancy Friedman Mickie moved all the way from Gilbert, Ariz., to Robson Ranch about 10 years ago, because of all the organized activities like pickleball, tennis, golf, and other clubs. Prior to living in Gilbert for 13 years, she also resided in Illinois and Indiana during which most of her career was spent in the field…
Nancy Friedman Melanie Douglas is one of our members who has been drawing and painting for as long as she can remember. She took several years off from artwork, while raising her daughter and handling a career as a lawyer. Melanie and her husband, Carlos, bought a villa at Robson Ranch five years ago, after…
Jeana Capel-Jones Marc Capel-Jones’ creativity runs long and deep, touching every aspect of his life visually, verbally, and physically. This creativity started with his doodling at the age of eight. As an only child in Westport, Connecticut, he spent hours and hours drawing. It started when he put his pencil to paper and used his…
Doris Betuel Here at Robson Ranch, we have two active clubs that embrace the fun and creativity of glass art; the Stained Glass Club (SGC) and the Fused Glass Club (FGC). The SGC members join pieces of glass into art, and the FGC melts pieces of glass into art and functional items, such as bowls…
Carolyn Gibson On Tuesday, Feb. 18, several members of Robson Ranch’s Fine Arts Guild visited world-renowned artist Duffy Sheridan in Eloy, AZ, where he lives and works from his art studio at the Desert Rose Baha’i Institute. Duffy and his wife, Jeanne, welcomed members into their gallery/studio for what turned out to be an awe-inspiring…
Nancy Friedman Being the son of a carpenter, it is no wonder Nils aspired to be an architect. After starting his own business and remodeling two of his own residences, he decided to take some watercolor classes at a local college. It has just been in the past six years that Nils started painting in…
Nancy Friedman The Fine Arts Guild is off and running in 2020 with beginner’s presentations in drawing, watercolor, and scratchboard. You know what drawing and watercolor is all about, but many have asked, “What is scratchboard?” Using the words of Stephanie Przybleck from study.com and Cathy Sheeter, who teaches at the Art Institute of the…