Nancy Friedman On the 18th of March, the Guild started Watercolor Spotlight Thursdays on which members with watercolor supplies met to paint selected subjects with Don Helmstetter as their mentor. On the first trial day, the room was filled to our “COVID limited capacity,” which is ten. Those participating the first Thursday were Doreen Beers,…
Nancy Friedman, Co-Educational Chairman While the studio was closed during the months of January and February, the members of the Fine Arts Guild continued to do their artwork at home. Some were also preparing for the Progressive Art Sale scheduled for March. Photographs from that sale should be forthcoming in the next Robson Ranch Views.…
Nancy Friedman, Co-Education Chairman While the studio was closed due to COVID during the months of January and February, the members of the Fine Arts Guild kept up the camaraderie by sending photographs and comments to all the members of the artwork being done in the group. The encouragement was often the push needed to forget about…
Nancy Friedman, Co-Education Chairman Sharon moved from Wisconsin after retiring from the restaurant business with her husband and working as a program assistant at the University of Wisconsin in Eau Claire. Originally thinking Marana was where they wanted to move, Robson Ranch became their choice when meeting “nice and friendly people” while staying in a…
Nancy Friedman With a slow COVID summer, the guild started their demonstration classes again for the fall/winter season in mid-October. As of this writing, five classes have been completed along with two impromptu discussions. Ten classes were scheduled for the months of January and February with four needing to be repeated due to our limited…
Nancy Friedman Mary Beth moved here by default in 2007. She had retired from a 43-year nursing career followed by a five-year real estate stint. She had also designed and lived in her dream home in the mountains of Colorado on the Arkansas River. “I had this incredible house of which I had always dreamed.…
Nancy Friedman, Co-Educational Director On the sunny Nov. 21, the annual Art Show and Sale was held despite all the indoor Robson Ranch facilities being closed to the public. The Fine Arts Guild’s board voted to use the progressive dinner concept while following the HOA and CDC guidelines to hold their annual show and sale.…
Nancy Friedman, Co-Education Director A beginning colored pencil demonstration sponsored by the Fine Arts Guild occurred on Oct. 21, just in time to produce a colored pencil drawing of a pumpkin for Halloween. With the aid of a DVD by Janie Gildow, a teacher from the Art Institute of the Arizona-Sonoran Desert Museum, Karen Cutrell…
Nancy Friedman The Fine Arts Guild annual Christmas Card creation session occurred twice in November due to COVID-19 room count limitations. One of our newest members volunteered to be the leader of both sessions. Even the most seasoned participants acquired new knowledge and requested more watercolor sessions with the leader, Don Helmstetter. The Fine Arts…
Jeana Capel-Jones Art is in the eye of the beholder. “A streak of creativity waiting to be unleashed,” that’s the primary reason I joined the Fine Arts Guild soon after arriving at Robson Ranch almost three years ago. Two other reasons why I joined was to learn how to be a better artist and for the…