Sherry Blatner Welcome back, snowbirds! We have stocked the Expressions Gallery and gift shop with hundreds of new treasures for you to admire and hopefully purchase. The Gallery presents artistic items for sale by members of the many clubs that meet in the center as well as individuals who live in the community. If you would like…
Charlene Romanos The PebbleCreek Art Club holds their monthly meetings on the last Friday of every month, from September–June in the Coyote Room in the Creative Arts Center. Many members suggested that in addition to the regular club meetings it would be enjoyable to get together in a more social environment and that is how…
Linda Strauss-Lewis This fourth article in the PC Art Club’s “Acrylic Painting Versatility” series highlights five of the artists in our summer exhibition. These and many other pieces are all showcased in two windows in the Creative Arts Center. Stop in to visit. The acrylic exhibit will be on display through the end of September.…
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…