Nancy Friedman Members of the Robson Ranch Fine Arts Guild “Pencil Pushers” were recognized with this certificate for their dedication to raising money for the Art Department of the Toltec Elementary School’s Art Department.
Nancy Friedman Robson Ranch’s Fine Arts Guild’s colored pencil artists, known as the “Pencil Pushers” by some, are shown here delivering art supplies to the Toltec Elementary School. Pictured left to right are: Nancy Friedman, Sheri Roberts (art teacher at Toltec Elementary School), Carolyn Gibson, and Paula Andrews. Unable to attend the photo session were…
Terry Helmstetter The Fine Arts Room is really humming. We enjoyed the “year–rounders” all summer and now we have the winter people coming back. We have the same schedule, and it is posted on the window. Some recent projects included: Thursday morning watercolor painters worked on painters’ pallets. Thursday afternoon watercolorists painted flowers of summer.…
Terry Helmstetter We are having fun in the Fine Arts Guild room during the warm days of summer. It is cool and creative in that room, with lots of good people getting out of the 100-plus temperatures. We have many sessions with very fun results. Acrylic painters are active Monday afternoon and independently working during…
Nancy Friedman On March 15, raffled colored pencil projects of a “Quail on a Saguaro” with our local mountains in the background along with “Copper Pot with Cacti and Succulents” raised a record amount of money to purchase supplies for the Art Department of the Eloy Toltec Elementary School. Once again both Sheri Roberts, our…
Nancy Friedman The colored pencil artists known as the “Pencil Pushers” of the Fine Arts Guild here in Robson once again raised a nice sum of money to purchase art supplies for their “adopted” art teacher and her students of which there are approximately 1,000 from grades 1 through 8. She receives $150/year to put…
Members of the Fine Arts Guild Watercolor Workshops worked together to create two paintings for donation. Some members of the Beginners Watercolor Workshop painted a lovely eagle for Support Our Troops (SOT). Members came into the studio on different days to work on the picture. This was a wonderful example of many hands creating a…
Janet Patton, a former Robson Ranch resident and previous member of the Fine Arts Guild, returned to Robson Ranch this last October. She introduced 11 members of the Fine Arts Guild to a new painting technique that started in 2006. Alcohol inking is applying different colors of alcohol ink to ceramic tiles or Yupo paper. Janet…
Members of the Fine Arts Guild—Acrylic Workshop worked together to create a unique painting that was raffled for Dogs4Vets. Members worked on individual canvas tiles and painted a portion of the painting. The tiles were then put together to match adjoining colors. Upon completion, the tiles were mounted and framed. The Fine Arts Guild appreciates all…
The Fine Arts Guild has created three weekly workshops over the last year to help members improve their skills. If you are new to the art world and have taken a basic class, these workshops will help you develop your inner creative side. If you have painted or used colored pencils before, the workshops are…