Tag: art

Are you an artist?

Bette Lu Buchanan Are you an artist in oils, watercolor, charcoal, or pastels? Do you love to make quilts, jewelry, woodwork or ceramics? Do you have a unique craft that is different from all others? If you answered yes to any of these questions, then you will be interested in the Sun Lakes Arts and…

Portrait workshop

You can create beautiful portraits – learn how – take a class with Susan!

Susan Plouzek is offering a colored pencil portrait workshop. Those who regularly paint in other media are welcome to explore the versatility of colored pencils. An emphasis on children will be taught, however, all age groups will be studied. (This is an excellent way of making portraits for Christmas!) Bring colored pencils and drawing pads…

Daily Painting helps artists grow and sell

Pink Lily by Mary Van Deman

Mary Van Deman, Oakwood Artist Recently, I was introduced to the concept of selling my art online via www.DailyPaintworks.com. The website was established several years ago by artist Carol Marine and her husband David, and has grown to include top notch artists from around the world as well as emerging artists. Carol was one of…

Colored pencil class

You can create beautiful portraits – learn how – take a class with Susan!

Susan Plouzek is offering a colored pencil class for intermediate skill level artists. Previous “Beginning: students of Susan’s are welcome. Artists should have good working skills relating to how the colored pencil works for layering and burnishing and have a good knowledge of the color wheel. Bring colored pencils and drawing pads the first day…

Art paper confusion

Susan Plouzek As an artist, have you noticed the new measurement for paper? Paper can be downright confusing. Over the next few months, I would like to explore and even try to clarify everything you ever wanted to know about paper. So this month of August, all of you artists who are brave enough to…

Colored pencil class being offered

Learn how to create beautiful portraits with Susan!

Susan Plouzek is offering a colored pencil class for intermediate skill level artists. This applies to all former beginning colored pencil students of hers. Artists should have good working skills relating to how the colored pencil works for layering and burnishing and have a good knowledge of the color wheel. Bring colored pencils and drawing…

Portrait workshop being offered

You can create beautiful portraits – learn how – take a class with Susan!

Susan Plouzek is offering a colored pencil portrait workshop. Those who regularly paint in oil, acrylic, ink or watercolor are welcome to adapt their media. Students are encouraged to bring colored pencils and learn the versatility of the medium. An emphasis on children will be taught, but all age groups will be studied. (This is…

Watermedia fruits, vegetables and more

Joyce Ennis admires paintings awaiting critiques

Rose Sumners As summer begins and you’re going to the grocery, stop by our Cottonwood Art Room and view our latest show, “Still Lifes.” Many beautiful and fresh fruits and vegetables inhabit these paintings, perfect to purchase for your cooking and dining areas. And they are perpetually fresh and ripe! We celebrate our newest member,…

Sun Lakes artist wins award

Bob Kwait with his painting “Three Fishermen.”

Robert Kwait won a blue ribbon in the Scottsdale League for Artwork of the month for is painting “Three Fishermen,” Bob has won numerous awards including three Best of Shows, also in Scottsdale. Last July, he was the featured artist at the Sedona Art Center. Bob’s paintings can be viewed at the Andea Gallery and…

7th Annual Art at the Lakes

So much to see at Art at the Lakes!

Beverly Walter The seventh annual Art at the Lakes Show was a great success! This art show benefits the Sun Lakes Firefighters Emergency Relief Fund. In addition, a donation to the 100 Club of Arizona will be made by the artists participating in the show and the Sun Lakes Firefighters. The Art at the Lake…