Spring is a time of new beginnings. Why not broaden your horizons and learn something new with art classes sponsored by the SaddleBrooke Fine Arts Guild? We make art fun, and there are plenty of opportunities to join with your neighbors and friends right here in the Topaz Room at the Arts and Crafts Center adjacent to the MountainView Country Club.

For the full schedule and convienant online registration/payment, visit the Guild’s website online at saddlebrookefinearts.org. Classes that start soon include:

Photo Transfer Workshop by Deb Kresnicka.

Tuesday, April 2, from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m.

Learn how to transfer an image or verbiage as another layer onto your artwork to add more interest. Accomplish amazing effects using toner printer, polymer medium and an iron.

Step by Step Acrylic: Prickly Pear Bloom by Tracy Ann Holmes.

Wednesday, April 3, from 9 a.m. to 12 p.m.

Go through all the steps of creating an acrylic painting—from under-drawing to layering and detailing. Perfect for painters of all levels. You’ll take home a finished 9” x 12” painting.

Pastel Mentoring by Delys Nast.

Tuesday, April 16, from 1 p.m. to 4 p.m.

Enhance what you learned in her previous pastel classes. Each workshop has a planned project, critique session and discussion. No registration needed.

Acrylic Composition and Step-by-Step Painting: Cactus Garden by Tracy Ann Holmes.

Thursday, May 2 and Thursday, May 9, from 9 a.m. to 12 p.m.

Create your very own 16-inch x 20-inch painting of a cactus garden in this two-session class. Explore how to create a great composition and complete the necessary steps to bring home a finished work of art that is unique to you!

Membership in the SaddleBrooke Fine Arts Guild is only $25 per year and includes monthly meetings, open studio, non-critique sessions, Art Salon discussions, opportunities to exhibit and sell your work and so much more. Guild members also enjoy a discount on class fees.


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