Tag: Art

SaddleBrooke Ranch artists shine during 3rd annual ARTwalk

Linda Shannon-Hills On a pleasant Saturday afternoon in November, over a hundred neighbors of SaddleBrooke Ranch were out and about touring the open studios as well as displays in their homes and casitas by many talented artists in our community. The SaddleBrooke Ranch ARTwalk has become an annual event, and the increase of artists participating…

SaddleBrooke Ranch Art Walk Saturday, November 21

Wood turned bowls by Larry Strugala

The third annual SBR ARTwalk will be on Saturday, November 21, 2015, from 1:00 until 5:00 p.m., an open-studio tour to introduce SaddleBrooke Ranch residents to the talented artists that live within our community. The event invites SaddleBrooke Ranch residents to stroll or cart to the various artists’ studio or space, to meet the artists…

Artists Who Loved the Land

Seascape by Roy Lichtenstein

Vicki Cunningham On Thursday, October 8, at 2:00 p.m. Carolyn Rivers, a docent with The University of Arizona Museum of Art, will be presenting “Artists Who Loved the Land” at SaddleBrooke’s HOA 2 East Ballroom at MountainView clubhouse. This is a free presentation to SaddleBrooke residents as well as the public, so bring your friends.…

Artist of the Month: Mick Desmarais

Mick Desmarais and his painting “Untitled.” Photo by J. Cohen

Jacqueline Cohen Sometimes you enter a home and are awestruck by its décor, detail and artwork. And you know the person who lives there not only has an eye for beauty, but also knows how to create it. Mick Desmarais is such a person. You can see it in the furniture he has built, the…

How does a high technology executive become a fine art photographer?

Steve Weiss There are many artists at SaddleBrooke Ranch. The story of Bob Hills morphing into an accomplished fine art photographer is very interesting. Bob spent his entire professional career as an executive in high technology. High tech executives with an electrical engineering background are trained to follow formulas and regulations. But his change from…

Neighborhood ARTwalk brings neighbors together

Sharon Morey and her watercolor painting undefined

Linda Shannon-Hills The neighbors of SaddleBrooke Ranch enjoyed a wonderful Arizona day touring the many homes of the Artists of SaddleBrooke Ranch displaying some of their fantastic work during the second SaddleBrooke Ranch ARTwalk on Saturday afternoon, November 15. The ARTwalk is an open-studio tour where artists display and some sold their work from their…

Gallery Event and Fine Art Sale this November

Painting by Melanie Walters undefined

Ron Powers The SaddleBrooke Fine Arts Guild is proud to announce a Gallery Event and Fine Art Sale for original artwork created by organization members. The Guild anticipates over 40 artists will be submitting works for this semi-annual event in acrylics, oils, pastels, watercolors, sculptures, textiles, photographs, and in multi-media formats. An Artists’ Reception will…