Jeff Wilson The newest addition to classes offered by the pottery/sculpture club is acrylic pour painting. The first class was a huge success with 12 participants creating two paintings each in only three hours. Cheryl Tiffany, one of our most creative club members, is fast becoming one of our most popular teachers. Her classes fill…
Charlene Romanos Artists are creators, designers, and fabricators, who work in every medium from paint to photography, pencils to clay, oil, acrylic, watercolors, and everything in between. When you purchase a piece of art from the artist, you are buying much more than just an object or painting. You are buying a vision from their…
Charlene Romanos Opportunities abound for artists wishing to explore new medias as well as improve their current media interests. PebbleCreek Art Club has some fantastic class offerings for the fall and invite PC community artists to sign up when classes open for registration on the club website. Listed below are just a few of the…
Susan Knox Wilson With a paintbrush in one hand and a glass of wine in the other, 17 women merrily set about creating their own masterpiece at PebbleCreek’s very first Paint and Wine night held on July 1. The event, one of three Paint and Wine nights this summer, was conceived by PebbleCreek’s Banquets and…
Vicki Ray When fiber artist Donna Holbeck seeks inspiration, she looks to her surroundings. A former rug weaver, Holbeck tried rug hooking and was in love with the art form by her third project. She experiments with materials, techniques and subject matter. A thrift-store plate inspired one rug; watching quail outside her window inspired another.…
Charlene Romanos The PebbleCreek Art Club’s annual Fall Art Show will be held on Sunday, Nov. 10, at the Tuscany Falls Clubhouse in the Chianti Room, from 4:00 to 7:00 p.m. The exhibit will present new exciting artwork created by club members and include all art mediums, photography and sculpture. In addition to the main…
Linda Strauss-Lewis Did you know that since their inception, acrylic paints have been considered the poor relation of oil paints? Old masters certainly didn’t use them. Even traditional, contemporary painters “pooh-pooh” their virtues when compared to the creamy, velvetiness of oil paints. Well, move over oils! There’s a new sheriff in town, but not for…
Marianne Graff Versatility! Vivid colors! Fast drying time! The acrylic medium has it all and contemporary artists were quick to notice. This second article in a series examines the work of various artists and the surprising ways they have used acrylics. Acrylics can be mixed with other mediums or drafted from other sources. An article,…
Marianne Graff The PebbleCreek Art Club proudly presents acrylic artists and their paintings as a featured summer exposition. Although this medium is a “late bloomer” with relatively modest origins, nevertheless, acrylics’ impact on the art world has been enormous. This article is the first in a series and covers the origins of acrylic paint and…
Charlene Romanos The Goodyear Arts and Culture Commission invited local artists to submit their favorite 2D artwork for their spring show “Artists Choice,” exhibiting through May 3 at the Goodyear Branch Library. With over 75 submissions, 44 artists were selected, 12 of whom are members of the PebbleCreek Art Club. Sylvia Armstrong, David Day, Marlene…