Marilyn Conner Watercolor painting all started for me with a trip to Disney World in Orlando, Florida. At the time, the Disney Institute had just opened and I signed up for a two hour watercolor class among other classes. Since I was a science major at the university and college-prep in high school, I never…
Marilyn Conner The Desert Artists Club is planning an Art Walk for Saturday, January 21, 2017 from 9:00 a.m.-1:00 p.m. at Sun Lakes Country Club in the lobby. Save the date, and come by to see the various works of art our members have been busy creating. We love to share our passion with others.…
Marilyn Conner Looking for a way to express yourself? Looking for a great group of folks to encourage you? Look no further. Desert Artists Club (DAC) is currently accepting new members. We are a diverse group of artists that work in many mediums: watercolor, oil, acrylics, scratchboard, gourd painting and design, ink, pastels, pencils and…
Marilyn Conner The numbers are smaller, but the fellowship remains. Summertime is quieter time here in Sun Lakes. Those of us that brave the brutal summers often are found on Wednesdays from 9:00 a.m.-?? (sometime in the afternoon), at Sun Lakes Country Club in the Arts and Crafts Room painting, drawing, doodling, whatever, along with…
Susan Plouzek Wow! It’s the heat of summer! Yet at Desert Artists’ Club it’s nice and cool. It’s interesting and satisfying to see the current work that each artist is creating. Some are painting beautiful watercolors, gouache, inks, acrylics and oils. Some artists are drawing wonderful portraits of people or pets, using pastels, colored pencils…
The numbers are smaller, but the fellowship remains. Summertime is quieter time here in Sun Lakes. Those of us that brave the brutal summers often are found on Wednesdays from 9:00 a.m. until ___? (sometime in the afternoon), at Sun Lakes Country Club in the Arts and Crafts Room painting, drawing, doodling, whatever, along with…
Marilyn Conner The numbers are smaller, but the fellowship remains. Summertime is quieter time here in Sun Lakes. Those of us that brave the brutal summers often are found on Wednesdays from 9:00 a.m.-? (sometime in the afternoon), at Sun Lakes Country Club in the Arts and Crafts Room painting, drawing, doodling, whatever; along with…
Kathleen Haswell is originally from London, England, but immigrated to Ontario, Canada in 1966. To escape the cold winters in Canada, she and her husband John looked at retirement homes and eventually purchased a house in 2003 in beautiful Sun Lakes. After retiring from work in 2000, Kathleen took painting lessons with her friends at…
Saturday, March 5 is the eighth annual Art at the Lakes. It is the only fine art-related show of its kind in Sun Lakes and is open to all. It was started by Beverly Walter who is a member of the Desert Artists Club. This year it is presented by Desert Artists Club President Susan…
Marilyn Conner My name is Miroslava Baltyn. Here, they call me Mika. In 1965 I left Poland heading to Vienna, Austria. I reunited with my boyfriend, got married in Vienna and together we immigrated to America. After one month we relocated to Chicago. Both my sons were born there. My husband got a job and…