Pastel: The Artist Part 2 Sharon Adamy Continuing the pastel journey, Penny Cooper began using pastels after attending a workshop in the Art Center. In the exhibit her Red Onions were entirely painted during class—about four hours. Another artist who can quickly and elegantly finish a painting is Elizabeth McCarthy whose painting A Walk in the…
Pastelists Part 1 Taking advantage of the summer months, the PebbleCreek Art Club is offering something a little different in its Artist of the Month venue. The art medium Pastel, the artists who work with it, and the works of art they have created will be showcased in the PebbleCreek Creative Arts Center during the…
The PebbleCreek Art Club is delighted to present Donna Gray as our May Artist of the Month. Donna, an active member of our PebbleCreek community, inspires club members with her creativity and energy. Donna and her husband Joe have been married for 50 years and have two children and four grandchildren. Donna was born and…
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.…
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…
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…
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…
Marianne Graff The PebbleCreek Art club takes great pleasure in awarding Lisa Flynn November Artist of the Month. Lisa had resided in Washington State for most of her life, calling Redmond her home until she and her husband, Len, retired to PebbleCreek in 2011. Lisa began her career in college working in a fabric store…
Jill Gianino The PebbleCreek Art Club has awarded the September Artist of the Month to Tom Buck. Tom and his wife Bev moved to PebbleCreek in 2012 from Lafayette, Colorado where Tom retired as a small business owner as a result of a career in corporate retail. Previous to Lafayette they lived and worked in…
Fred and Lorraine Alves: Resident Artist Instructors Fernando (Fred) and Lorraine Alves, well known at PebbleCreek and the greater Phoenix area for their beautiful oil paintings, are being recognized as Resident Artist Instructors for the Month of August by the PebbleCreek Art Club. They are truly deserving of the highest honors for their long years…