Tag: Fine Arts Guild
Clubs & Classes, June 2019
Art for sale and summer afternoon art
The Fine Arts Guild has numerous art pieces for sale in a variety of sizes and styles from abstract to detailed. Come visit our studio on Tuesday, Wednesday or Thursday mornings from 9:00 a.m. to noon or from noon to 4:00 p.m. on Tuesday and Thursday afternoons which are our summer hours. Once again, the…
Generals, May 2019
Robson Ranch Arts and Crafts Spring Show recap
Rebecca McKinney The Robson Ranch Arts & Crafts Spring Show and Sale was held Saturday, March 9, at the Creative Arts Center. The multi-talented artistic and crafting residents of Robson Ranch displayed their handmade items including members from the Fine Arts Guild (Art Club), Gourd Club, Ceramics/Pottery Club, Material Girls (Quilting/Sewing), Paper Crafting, Stained Glass…
Front Page, May 2019
Back by popular demand
Nancy Friedman, Education Director Fine Arts Guild Two popular artists/teachers were called back for repeat performances this March. “From Black to White with 50 Shades of Grey” by Nils Johnson was a repeat class where a value scale of ten different grays were created starting with black as the darkest and white as the lightest.…
Clubs & Classes, March 2019
How many artists does it take to change a light bulb?
The answer is “you the artist.” On Friday, January 18 Nils Johnson posed this question and gave the answer to a group of 16 Fine Arts Guild members taking Nils’ class on Acrylic Abstract Art. Nils took the class down the adventurous road of imagination from squares, to arcs and finally squiggles. He then challenged…
November 2018
Rocks, and Rocks, and more Rocks
On one of the last days of rain before Cyclone Rosa came to visit us, 11 Robson Ranchers gathered in the afternoon to paint on smooth river rocks and/or be inspired by beautiful agates from which to paint a canvas. Kathy Arend and JoAnn Bunyea once again led this fun afternoon of art sponsored by…
October 2018
Fine Arts Guild members enjoy an afternoon of silly cartooning
Nancy Friedman On the last Wednesday in August you could find some fun cartoons being drawn by participants in the Fine Arts Guild sponsored cartooning class taught by JoAnn Bunyea and Kathy Arend. The art of drawing all starts with simple shapes which can be further refined to make beautiful drawings or stopped at the…
Front Page, September 2018
Creativity abounds in the Heat of The Afternoon
During the heat of the afternoon on July 11, the Fine Arts Guild gathered artists of all levels to learn techniques and color mixing with watercolors. With this knowledge and their imagination, the participants went on to create greeting cards. Additions to some of the cards included stamps and glitter. A hand painted card can…
Front Page, August 2018
Paint, Roll, Print, Repeat
Nancy Friedman Artists JoAnn Bunyea and Kathy Arend, both members of the Fine Arts Guild, introduced Monoprinting to members and RR neighbors. Monoprinting has a matrix that can be reused, but not to produce an identical result. The matrix which may be lines and textures persist from print to print, but variations are confined to…
June 2018
Buckets of sand dollars
Nancy Friedman What does one do with buckets of sand dollars happily collected from the Sea of Cortez? Share them and your artistic ideas with others. This is exactly what Melanie Douglas, co-president of the Fine Arts Guild, did last month. Bringing to the Fine Arts Guild’s first class of Summer Afternoons of Fun…