Improve Your Skills and Stay Cool in May Art Club Classes Emily Grotta If you are in PebbleCreek in May, the PebbleCreek Art club offers classes to get your creative juices flowing. Not just for club members, most classes are open to all residents. Now might be just the time to try your hand at…
Guy DeCosterd Named March Artist of the Month Guy Decosterd Although as a kid I was always drawing or sketching something, I didn’t begin painting until about 10 years ago due to a happy accident. One night my wife, two daughters, and I did a “sip and paint” event at a local mall. My painting…
Michael Dawson I am extremely honored to receive this recognition. Born in Des Moines, Iowa, I moved to Southern California at an early age, and it remained my home for 69 years. After a 29-year career with GE Healthcare, I retired in 2012 and began my painting adventure two years later. One of my neighbors…
Join the PebbleCreek Art Club for a Feb. 8 class in acrylics. Nancy Troupe, whose art career spans several decades, uses a “step-by-step” teaching method that makes it easy to follow along and complete the picture “Spur Crossing” in three hours. In this class for beginners or intermediate painters, you will learn new ways to approach your…
Regena Bacon, 2023 Artist of the Year The PebbleCreek (PC) Art Club is pleased to announce that Regena Bacon was voted the 2023 Artist of the Year. An active member of the PebbleCreek Art Club for more than 17 years, Regena is talented in multiple art forms, including collage, fused glass, drawing, sculpture, floral design,…
Emily Grotta The PebbleCreek Art Club is pleased to name Erika Grande the “Most Improved Artist” for the Month for November 2023. Erika was born in Montreal and grew up in suburban New Jersey. She was drawn to medical science and earned her undergraduate degree at McGill University. After working in Manhattan for five years,…
Emily Grotta Whether you love pastels, charcoal, or any other medium, you will be able to expand your skills and enjoy the fellowship and advice of fellow artists in the coming month. Knowing that the holidays make it difficult to schedule time for classes, the Art Club offers a pared down schedule of offerings in…
Emily Grotta Once again, PebbleCreek’s talented artists are hard at work planning for the Fall Art Show, which will be held in the Tuscany Falls Ballroom from 3 to 7 p.m. on Saturday, Oct. 14. Not only is it an opportunity to see and purchase original artwork by neighbors and friends, but attendees will also enjoy…
Emily Grotta This summer, some 40 members of the PebbleCreek Art Club spent 30 minutes every day in the month of June putting pencil or pen to paper as part of the 30-30 sketch group. This is the second summer for the sketching group, which Betty Jean Kennedy began in 2022 as a way for artists to…
Susan Skolnik PebbleCreek Art Club celebrated its 30th anniversary by hosting an afternoon gathering in Sunrise Park on April 20. Members brought light appetizers, and the club provided beverages and a delicious carrot cake. Live music was provided, which created a perfect backdrop for members and spouses to be able to mingle and visit. Homeowners…