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…
Tag: Fine Arts Guild
Clubs & Classes, March 2020
2020 Fine Arts Guild Beginner’s Presentations Started
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…
Clubs & Classes, February 2020
Using Acrylic Paints Like Watercolor
Nancy Friedman The first class of 2020 was Jan. 9. Sponsored by the Fine Arts Guild, it was presented by Mari Cicola on the topics of ‘Brushes and Their Strokes’ and ‘Techniques for Using Acrylics like Watercolors.’ Proceeds from this class will be donated to the Heart of Eloy. Mari started the class by demonstrating the strokes…
Clubs & Classes, January 2020
Prickly Art in Pen and Ink, Colored Pencil, and Watercolor
Nancy Friedman, Education Director Given line by line instructions on how to draw three different cacti, eleven members of the Fine Arts Guild were required to draw all three cacti to keep their drawing skills sharp. Once the drawing practice was finished, JoAnn Bunyea shared a multitude of cactus types which she had drawn in…
Clubs & Classes, January 2020
Fine Arts Guild Holds Open House
Janet Buckingham, President The Fine Arts Guild at Robson Ranch held an Open House and Demonstration for the Robson community on Nov. 9. This was an effort to demonstrate art techniques being taught at the guild to encourage Robson Ranchers to find their inner artist by becoming members of the Art Guild.
Front Page, December 2019
Find it, paint it, rip it, paste it—An adventure in multimedia
Nancy Friedman Late October, seven participants were taken on an art adventure into multimedia with guides of the Fine Arts Guild. After a short dissertation on the rule of thirds—how to make depth appear on a flat surface—and the color wheel, students were taken to a table full of found items such as old stamps,…
Features, December 2019
Meet Janet Buckingham—Artist of the Month
Janet’s love of design and color drew her to the beauty industry at an early age. Her talent in these areas quickly led to winning numerous design composition and color competitions in her industry. As her reputation grew, she opened her own successful salon in northeast Ohio where she continued to hone her expertise in…
Clubs & Classes, November 2019
New to the community? Looking for something to do?
Nancy Friedman Join us for our open house and membership drive in Studio II on Nov. 9 from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. at the Creative Arts Center, where demonstrations will be held in a variety of mediums. The Fine Arts Guild will not only be doing demonstrations, but will also aid you in creating your own holiday…
Front Page, November 2019
Attitude and exercise: tools of the game
Nancy Friedman One might think I am talking about pickleball, golf, tennis, or even a weight loss program, but no, I am talking about art. Some examples of these can be seen in the September demonstration classes by Nils Johnson and Kathy Arend. One of Nils’ requested requirements for his class on “Abstract, Landscape, Acrylics,…
Clubs & Classes, August 2019
Summer afternoon of fun art drawing animals
On July 9th, a small class of four taught by JoAnn Bunyea learned to draw animals using simple shapes with which to create their animal drawings. As you can see in a few drawings, a triangle was used to start the process. The Fine Arts Guild is looking forward to having JoAnn and Kathy Arend…