Debby Felzien The SaddleBrooke Ranch (SBR) Art Club Board of Directors figured that everyone was just too busy for one more party in December, so we’re holding our first general meeting and also making it an after-New Year’s party on Wednesday, Feb. 7. Mark your calendars for that first Wednesday in February from 5 to 7 p.m. in…
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January 2024, Clubs & Classes
Reminder for New Year! 2024 Membership for SBR Art Club Is Available Now
Dale Farland It is the new year and the time to make our resolutions for 2024. How about doing something for yourself and your creativity? Now is the time to either renew your SaddleBrooke Ranch (SBR) Art Club membership or join the SBR Art Club. If you will be a new member, the 2024 Membership…
January 2024, Generals
Ring in the New Year with a Canvas & Cocktail Class—January 31
Dale Farland Everyone enjoys the Canvas & Cocktail class taught by SaddleBrooke Ranch artist Janice Mihora. So, ring in the New Year with her next class on Wednesday, Jan. 31. The theme for this class is Valentine’s Day. Participants will be painting a beautiful heart, which will be just in time to display for Valentine’s Day. As shown…
January 2024, Clubs & Classes
Fiber Reactive Dyeing Class
Erin Newman On Nov. 8, instructor Mary Gavan put on another fabulous dyeing class where Art Club members dyed two velvet scarves using fiber-reactive dyes. These are cold-water dyes that are fixed chemically instead of with heat. They form a strong bond with natural fibers. This makes it the most permanent and wash-fast of home-use dyes. For…
January 2024, Clubs & Classes
Fun with PanPastels
Erin Newman Come and learn about PanPastels: a new, fun, portable, versatile, erasable, easy-to-use, and very forgiving medium! You will feel you are drawing and painting at the same time! You will learn what they are and the techniques and tools you can use with them. How to use them with other media will also…
January 2024, Clubs & Classes
Paper Quilling Angels!
Erin Newman On Nov. 9, paper-quilling artist Erin Newman offered another quilling class, this time making paper-quilled angels for the holidays. The house was full with 17 Art Club members! Each student had time to make two angel ornaments using two different quilling techniques: first, using a comb in the quilling, and then the traditional method using…
December 2023, Clubs & Classes
Fun with PanPastels!
Erin Newman Come and learn about PanPastels: a new, fun, portable, versatile, erasable, easy-to-use, and very forgiving medium! You will feel you are drawing and painting at the same time! You will learn what they are and the techniques and tools you can use with them. How to use them with other media will also…
December 2023, Clubs & Classes
2024 Membership for Art Club Is Available Now
Dale Farland Even with the holidays around the corner, it is not too soon to be thinking about renewing your SBR Art Club membership or becoming a new member of the Art Club. The 2024 Membership Form can be located on GroupWorks on the Art Club site under the “About” tab. The annual membership fee…
December 2023, Clubs & Classes
Wine Glass Painting Class
Dale Farland Another fun SaddleBrooke Ranch (SBR) Art Club class was held on Oct. 11—wine glass painting! You may think this is not traditional art. Well, it isn’t. The SBR Art Club wants to bring different types of art classes to members. We have traditional art classes such as oil, acrylic, pastel, and drawing classes.…
Clubs & Classes, May 2023
Mixed Media Collage Class
Erin Newman On March 23, the Art Club invited Nina Fickett to teach a mixed media collage class to its members. It was a fun afternoon learning about gesso, matte gel medium, ephemera, acrylic paint, and many other mediums we used to turn a basic wrapped canvas into a work of art! All the students…