Linda Strauss-Lewis Does this photograph look familiar? If it does, you may have been one of the hundreds of PebbleCreekers who attended and made Meet the Artist 2016 such a huge success. Well, this year’s event will be bigger and better (see below), so be sure to mark your calendars now. Dates for 2017 –…
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Clubs & Classes, February 2017
Ceramics classes
We offer Ceramic classes, as well as workshops, using various techniques, paints and glazes. We always welcome new members to join in the fun. Beginners can start anytime in either class. So please stop by the Gecko Classroom in the Creative Arts Building any time for a look see. We are very fortunate in having…
Features, February 2018
Artist of the Month
Marianne Graff The PebbleCreek Art Club takes great pleasure in awarding Marion Ellison Artist of the Month for February 2018. Her body of work is substantial and includes art pieces of various mediums that are exciting to view and appreciate for all their mastery and creativity. Marion was born and raised in the Chicago area.…
Features, February 2017
Artist of the Month
The PebbleCreek Art Club is happy to award Janet McGregor Artist of the Month for February 2017. Janet and her husband Fred are snowbirds from Victoria, British Columbia. This is their tenth winter in PebbleCreek and they feel that they have the best of all worlds with Arizona winters and west coast summers. They live…
Clubs & Classes, January 2017
PebbleCreek Art Club visits Bashas’ Gallery of Western and American Indian Art
The PebbleCreek Art Club went to the Bashas’ Gallery of Western and American Indian Art located in Chandler on Wednesday, December 7. We agreed that this large collection was inspiring and well worth seeing. Twenty-one members and guests attended. Afterward the group enjoyed lunch at Keegan’s Grill, not too far from the museum. Art Club…
Clubs & Classes, January 2017
Photography – frame your subject for depth
Bill Raymond Did you ever photograph a spectacular view only to have the final result lack the sense of depth you saw in the original scene? This happens because while we see in three dimensions and almost all cameras only capture a two dimensional image. Our eyes see the clues to depth; near and distance…
Features, January 2017
Artist of The Month
The PebbleCreek Art Club is very pleased to award Loretta Brenneman Artist of the Month for January 2017. Loretta, mother of three, grandmother of nine and great-grandmother of three, just celebrated her 60th wedding anniversary with her husband, Ron! She is from Portland, Oregon and began painting 30 years ago when she took watercolor and…
Clubs & Classes, December 2016
Art Walk 2016 “Peoples Choice” award winner
Charlene Romanos This year’s PebbleCreek Art Club’s Art Walk was a huge success, with a record number of attendees. The event began at 3:00 p.m. and the crowds of enthusiastic art lovers continued until the closing at 7:00 p.m. No one could have been disappointed with the incredible art displayed. Every medium was represented, with…
Features, December 2016
Artist of the Month
Jill Gianino The PebbleCreek Art Club has awarded the December Artist of the Month to Janet Nagl. Janet, a native of Illinois, was born and raised on the far northwest side of Chicago. She met her future husband Mike in Estes Park, Colorado and has the distinction of being married for over 50 years. Janet…
Clubs & Classes, December 2016
Art of Recycling winners announced
Charlene Romanos The excitement and anticipation for the Art of Recycling exhibit at this year’s Art Walk 2016 left no one disappointed. The announcement of a special art challenge was presented to the PC Art Club’s membership back in May of this year by Charlene Romanos, chairman for the event. The challenge asked artists to…