Linda Strauss-Lewis Kriss Ham, our May 2015 Artist of the Month, wrote her own biography so well that I’ve decided to use it. Kriss is a sweet, quiet, caring woman and I think her own words reflect that. “My adventurous life began once I graduated from high school and met my husband Gary. He’s an…
Sherri Heitz On January 24, 1997, the PebbleCreek Art Club started a series of art classes in different mediums with local and out of state artists and we carry on that tradition to this day! At one time the small group of 12 journeyed to the studio of Nancy Clauss in Scottsdale to view a…
The PebbleCreek Art Club is so excited to bring you our fourth annual Meet the Artist event. Mark your calendar for April 24 from 5:00 to 8:00 p.m. at the Creative Art Center. This year we are spreading our wings to bring you an expanded show including three dimensional pieces. For the first time we…
Sherri Heitz There is only so much room to acknowledge all of those who have contributed to the club’s success over the years—Al Rose, Louis Galvao, Shirley Smith (still contributing quietly and with no desired fanfare—sorry Shirley), Gil Kreuger, Jack Hampton, Judy Stough, Marianne Graff, Diane Greeneich, Gretchen Olberding and so many more. I wish…
Linda Strauss-Lewis The PC Art Club says “thank you” to Dee Smart, February’s Artist of the Month. That’s because between 1994 and 1996 she worked with Bill Cupit, John Balogh and others to help with the formation of PebbleCreek’s original Arts and Crafts Center. Without those visionaries, we might never have become the fantastic club…
Sherri Heitz Are you new to PebbleCreek? Are you interested in learning to paint or draw? Do you already paint in any medium? What about photography or abstract art? How about advanced classes in oil, pastels, colored pencil, or watercolor? So far we have no one to teach classes in photography—for photographing your own pictures…
Sherri Heitz Gretchen Olberding, president of the PebbleCreek Art Club, issued a challenge to all members attending the September meeting to bring one piece of art he/she created over the summer. There were 21 different and beautiful pieces of art showing the diversity and enormous talent of our community of artists here in PebbleCreek. Those…
Sherri Heitz Sharon Adamy won Best of Show in the spring 2014 Juried Spring Exhibition held April 18 to 30 at the Sedona Arts Center. Her painting entitled Twilight on the Seine was one of 75 accepted entries out of the 135 images entered. The Judge was Leslie B. DeMille who has been an instructor at…
Sherri VanSchaick Visitors attending the 2014 PC Art Club’s Meet the Artists Fine Art Show and Sale selected Elizabeth McCarthy’s pastel The Apple River as The People’s Choice. Sherri VanSchaick’s colored pencil The Yin and the Yang of It and Sharon Adamy’s pastel Paris Street Scene were second and third respectively. The People’s Choice Award Committee members Charlene…
Sherri Heitz Sherri Vanschaik was asked to be a judge for the Buckeye Elementary School District’s third annual All District Art Show which was held on May 7. The show featured hundreds of pieces of students’ work from grades K through 8. Part of the mission of the West Valley Art Council is to connect…