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…
Charlene Romanos Sylvia Armstrong, newly elected Vice President of the PebbleCreek Art Club, invited club artists to leave the four walls of their studios behind and skip an “open studio” setting to experience painting and drawing out in the open air. Commonly called “Plein Air,” the phrase is borrowed from the French meaning “open air”…
The PebbleCreek Art Club announced the new slate of officers for 2019-2020, at their annual meeting on November 29, 2018. Betty Jean Kennedy will be taking over for outgoing President, Charlene Romanos and Sylvia Armstrong is the new Vice President replacing Jym Snyder. The current Vice Presidents of Education, Carol Jones and Louis Stifter, will…
Charlene Romanos The PebbleCreek Art Club’s annual fall show was another fantastic art event. Art Walk 2018 on Sunday, November 18 was attended by over 400 guests who enjoyed a glass of wine while they viewed 113 pieces of fine art and shared a delightful afternoon with the many artists and art lovers who live…
Charlene Amelia Romanos To the delight of all her students, local artist Bonnie Kitchens has continued to share her talent with PebbleCreek artists for over six years. A native Arizonian, Bonnie has worked hard to master numerous artistic techniques including oil, acrylic, watercolor, pastels and drawing. Her work has been published in articles and magazines…
Charlene Romanos Where can you go to spend a delightful evening viewing the latest creative works of art, magnificent hand carved wood sculptures, all in appealing gallery settings, and enjoy a free glass of wine, too? Well, right here in PebbleCreek at the upcoming annual Meet the Artist event on Friday, March 23 and Saturday,…
Desiree Mansell For those not familiar with the Artist of the Year award, a small historical perspective. In 2003 the art club presented its first award, then known as the Carole Christiansen Memorial Award for the Most Improved Artist. In 2015 the award’s title was amended to the PebbleCreek Art Club Artist of the Year.…
Jeff Wilson Participants in the recent Art Club sponsored class, Non-objective Abstract Painting, are pictured above. Non-objective abstract meaning there is no reference to the real world in the artwork. This four session class focused each time on a different style of abstract painting. Every class was accompanied by a lesson plan handout and books…
Nancy Stifter Head on over to the Tuscany Falls Clubhouse to the annual Art Walk Show that we’ve all been waiting for! The members of the PebbleCreek Art Club will be displaying their artwork, much of it for sale, from 4:00 to 7:00 p.m. Saturday, November 4. Meet the artists there to discuss their inspirations…
Carol Jones We’ve got just the thing that will cure those air conditioning blues. Nadine Larder and Henry Bosak are prepared to transport you to a place that will most certainly entice you to leave the summer doldrums behind. Nadine — artist, author and entrepreneur – will share her high-energy brand of Intuitive Painting for…