Don’t Miss the Meet the Artist Show Emily Grotta Join us Friday, March 20, from 2 to 6 p.m. Once again, some of your favorite PebbleCreek artists will be at an art show where you can talk directly with them about their art, their motivations, and their mediums. The Art Club members participating in the…
Emily Grotta Thanks to Diana Horton-Smith, vice president of membership, new Art Club members had fun as they collaborated on paintings that bore the mark of everyone at the party. Diana found the idea for a Paint & Pass party online and knew it would be a great way for the new members to meet…
Duane Langston Named Artist of the Year 2025 Since childhood, Duane’s interests in life have been art and music. His answer to, “What do you want to be when you grow up?” was always, “An artist.” As a child, he constantly sketched with pencil and paper, drawing mostly animals and people. His art and his…
Sylvia Armstrong, President PebbleCreek Fine Art Club The PebbleCreek Fine Art Club would like to thank our community for their solid support of the club and your outstanding attendance at our very successful Nov. 8 2025, Fall Fine Art Show! This year’s show highlighted the talent of the many artists in the club and allowed…
Alicen Harrad, December Artist of the Month Alicen Harrad grew up in New York loving art and music but found the highly competitive public schools stressful and dull. In her junior year of high school, she registered in the arts program thinking it was an easy way to get enough credits to graduate. This flippant…
Diana Horton-Smith Is the Fall 2025 Artist of the Season The PebbleCreek Art Club takes great pleasure in awarding Diana Horton-Smith our Fall Artist of the Season. Diana is an active member of the club, serving as VP, Membership for several years and, as a resident instructor, teaching a fun class called “Mindful Doodling,” which…
Buy Raffle Tickets for Art Show Baskets Online or In Person! Seven delightful baskets worth at least $500 each will be raffled during the 2025 PebbleCreek Fine Art Show, including this cake, adorned with $250 in cash and 18 mini original framed artworks by PebbleCreek artists. The Blossoms, Bucks, & Beautiful Artwork basket, worth $1,400,…
2024 PebbleCreek Artist of the Year, Carol Burford The PebbleCreek Art Club is pleased to honor Carol Burford with the Artist of the Year Award for 2024. This prestigious award is based on the following criteria: the artist’s body of artwork is considered and reviewed, the artist must exhibit creative growth and consistent development of…
Elizabeth McCarthy, Artist of the Winter Season Elizabeth McCarthy grew up in East Troy, Wis., a small town in the southeastern part of the Midwestern state. As a child, she loved drawing and painting, which led her on a circuitous artistic journey. While Elizabeth majored in art education at the University of Wisconsin, Milwaukee, she…
Viki Nickels, Featured Artist of the Month Viki Nickels I feel blessed that many gifts have come my way in my lifetime, but none more than an early instinct to create art. This natural impulse has inspired and guided me since I was a young girl growing up in the coastal city of San Diego.…