Wood Carver is a gathering of woodcarvers who learn through mini lessons, practice, and working with others. We meet in the art room from 1 - 4 p.m. each Thursday. Gather your carving tools and join us! All are welcome.
Contact Dick Bush via phone (see Rio/Tonto Directory for number) if you have questions or just join us on Thursday afternoon.
Draw Studio is a gathering of artists who learn through mini lessons, drawing practice, and working with other artists. We meet in the art room at 10:00 a.m. until noon each Wednesday. Gather your sketching supplies and join us! All artists (and those who want to explore art) are welcome. Draw Studio is in session from November 1 to mid-May.
Contact Marcy Roth via email or phone (785-452-1063) if you have questions or just join us on Wednesdays! Marcy Roth (click to email).
Wood Carver is a gathering of woodcarvers who learn through mini lessons, practice, and working with others. We meet in the art room from 1 - 4 p.m. each Thursday. Gather your carving tools and join us! All are welcome.
Contact Dick Bush via phone (see Rio/Tonto Directory for number) if you have questions or just join us on Thursday afternoon.
Draw Studio is a gathering of artists who learn through mini lessons, drawing practice, and working with other artists. We meet in the art room at 10:00 a.m. until noon each Wednesday. Gather your sketching supplies and join us! All artists (and those who want to explore art) are welcome. Draw Studio is in session from November 1 to mid-May.
Contact Marcy Roth via email or phone (785-452-1063) if you have questions or just join us on Wednesdays! Marcy Roth (click to email).
Wood Carver is a gathering of woodcarvers who learn through mini lessons, practice, and working with others. We meet in the art room from 1 - 4 p.m. each Thursday. Gather your carving tools and join us! All are welcome.
Contact Dick Bush via phone (see Rio/Tonto Directory for number) if you have questions or just join us on Thursday afternoon.
Draw Studio is a gathering of artists who learn through mini lessons, drawing practice, and working with other artists. We meet in the art room at 10:00 a.m. until noon each Wednesday. Gather your sketching supplies and join us! All artists (and those who want to explore art) are welcome. Draw Studio is in session from November 1 to mid-May.
Contact Marcy Roth via email or phone (785-452-1063) if you have questions or just join us on Wednesdays! Marcy Roth (click to email).
Host: Betsy Paré
Pop-In Studio is an informal opportunity for artists to drop in and work on their own projects. Join with like minded artsy folks in whatever medium you like. Enjoy learning from one another.
Coffee, snacks, art conversation and exploration shared while working on individual projects.
Cost: $0, this is a free event.
Supplies to Bring: Any projects. Bring specific supplies for what you need.
Supplies Provided by Host: Miscellaneous VAL art supplies available during open studio time.
Contact Betsy Paré (click to email) via email or phone, (207) 315-5302. if you have questions or just join us on Thursday.
Join us in a FREE social event sponsored by the Verdes Art League (VAL)! It is open to all VAL members and their guests. This is the fourth and final in this season'‘s series of VAL Movie nights.
Attendees do not need to bring anything. Come and enjoy some social time with friends a healthful meal and an interesting movie.
Film: Wyeth
This evocative film is set in the idyllic small coastal town of Cushing in combination with the remote unrivaled beauty and rugged terrain of Monhegan, Island, Maine. Three American Icons are richly depicted in story format. Originally from Pennsylvania, N.C. Wyeth, illustrator & artist. (1882 - 1945) Son Andrew, artist (1917 - 2009) and Grandson Jamie, artist (1946 -)
The self-described eccentric, deeply motivated & curious family of Artists' is recounted for us by Jamie the youngest Wyeth. Jamie, an unusual traditionalist, and immeasurable talent who still lives and paints in the same three locations.
NOTE: To be properly prepared, we highly appreciate an RSVP by Friday, April 27 (link below)
What is Provided: Prior to the Movie, Handmade Soup & Fresh Bread are served. Wine, Soda, Water available throughout. A Vegetarian Soup option available upon request. Please ask for this when you RSVP.
Cost: $0. This is a FREE event.
RSVP to Betsy by Friday, April 27. click for email or call 207-315-5302
Movies start at 6:00 PM sharp. Because this is a Sunday anyone who forgets their FOB can access the event from the side Art Room Patio Door.
Click here for a downloadable flyer for this event.
Wood Carver is a gathering of woodcarvers who learn through mini lessons, practice, and working with others. We meet in the art room from 1 - 4 p.m. each Thursday. Gather your carving tools and join us! All are welcome.
Contact Dick Bush via phone (see Rio/Tonto Directory for number) if you have questions or just join us on Thursday afternoon.
Draw Studio is a gathering of artists who learn through mini lessons, drawing practice, and working with other artists. We meet in the art room at 10:00 a.m. until noon each Wednesday. Gather your sketching supplies and join us! All artists (and those who want to explore art) are welcome. Draw Studio is in session from November 1 to mid-May.
Contact Marcy Roth via email or phone (785-452-1063) if you have questions or just join us on Wednesdays! Marcy Roth (click to email).
Host: Betsy Paré
Pop-In Studio is an informal opportunity for artists to drop in and work on their own projects. Join with like minded artsy folks in whatever medium you like. Enjoy learning from one another.
Coffee, snacks, art conversation and exploration shared while working on individual projects.
Cost: $0, this is a free event.
Supplies to Bring: Any projects. Bring specific supplies for what you need.
Supplies Provided by Host: Miscellaneous VAL art supplies available during open studio time.
Contact Betsy Paré (click to email) via email or phone, (207) 315-5302. if you have questions or just join us on Thursday.
During this hands-on workshop you’ll learn the different names, shapes, styles of lampshades. We will cover design concepts relating to how to choose specific wires and/or frames necessary prior to fitting a specific lamp and its hardware. This includes how to measure and cut fabrics, papers and styrene. How to apply fabrics and/or papers to the styrene backing and then to the wires, utilizing practical glues. Lastly, you’ll learn the finishing techniques involved and importance of "pulling it all together" by applying the proper trims. This is a beginner class, this said, it does involve a lot of steps which flow logically into the next.
Supplies to Bring: Your choice of cotton or light weight linen fabric. 1 yd minimum. A favorite pair of scissors is helpful.
Optional Supplies to Bring: Botanical specimens (dried or fresh). Note: these need to be as flat as possible. Geographic stencils.
Supplies Provided by Host: A "random" sampling of cotton and lightweight linens for your lampshade. A "random" sampling of Artisan Papers available for your lampshade. These and all other supplies are included in the cost of the class.
Cost of Workshop: $85
Workshop Upgrade: Special Instructions: If you #1) If you would like to fit a shade to a specific lamp. #2) If you have specific "custom" paper requests let Betsy know. Once registered, you will receive a prompt phone call to discuss specific needs. *Additional charges may apply.
Register by:
Workshop Upgrade: Special Instructions / April 12. It is important that you register for this class on the Verdes Website prior to April 12th, 2024. (to ensure what you want is available).
Standard Workshop (using the supplied materials) / April 18
Payment Instructions: Payments appreciated by April 18, 2024.
Payment Options:
1. Send a check to Betsy Pare' at 18530 E. Horseshoe Bend, Rio Verde, Az. 85263
2. Drop a check in the Rio Verdes "ALPHA BOX" under (P)
3. Venmo payments accepted, text for information. (207) 315-5302
If you have questions, don’t hesitate to reach out to Betsy: click here to email. or call 207-315-5302
About Betsy
Betsy is prior Owner of "Maine Shades" Custom Lampshade Co. and Antique Lampshade Restoration Services, before moving full time to Arizona. She produced over 2,500 custom hand-crafted lampshades for fine homes, interior designers, historic inns, and small businesses throughout New England. Her expertise and custom design studio spanned 12 years at two retail storefronts.
We are excited to announce this seasons’s final talk in our very popular series of art lectures brought to us by the docents at the Phoenix Art Museum. This talk is free and open to all Rio and Tonto Verde residents and their guests. We hope you’ll join us!
Do you ever wonder how a piece of artwork is chosen by a museum? Join Docent Liz Smith as she unravels the hows and whys of some of Phoenix Art Museum’s most loved works of art. Travel back in history and learn how the very first painting in the Museum was purchased. Learn how circumstance and opportunity can be as critical to an artist as their inspiration. You may never look at a piece of artwork in the same way again!
Egyptian Evening by Oscar Borg, 1911. Photo by Ken Howie courtesy of Phoenix Art Museum
Wood Carver is a gathering of woodcarvers who learn through mini lessons, practice, and working with others. We meet in the art room from 1 - 4 p.m. each Thursday. Gather your carving tools and join us! All are welcome.
Contact Dick Bush via phone (see Rio/Tonto Directory for number) if you have questions or just join us on Thursday afternoon.
Draw Studio is a gathering of artists who learn through mini lessons, drawing practice, and working with other artists. We meet in the art room at 10:00 a.m. until noon each Wednesday. Gather your sketching supplies and join us! All artists (and those who want to explore art) are welcome. Draw Studio is in session from November 1 to mid-May.
Contact Marcy Roth via email or phone (785-452-1063) if you have questions or just join us on Wednesdays! Marcy Roth (click to email).
Host: Betsy Paré
Pop-In Studio is an informal opportunity for artists to drop in and work on their own projects. Join with like minded artsy folks in whatever medium you like. Enjoy learning from one another.
Coffee, snacks, art conversation and exploration shared while working on individual projects.
Cost: $0, this is a free event.
Supplies to Bring: Any projects. Bring specific supplies for what you need.
Supplies Provided by Host: Miscellaneous VAL art supplies available during open studio time.
Contact Betsy Paré (click to email) via email or phone, (207) 315-5302. if you have questions or just join us on Thursday.
Sunday, April 14th, Art Tour 1–4 p.m.
THE ART TOUR IS FREE. No ticket needed.
Post Tour Party Tickets: SOLD OUT.
The Post Tour Party is 4–6 p.m. and the Tonto Verde Clubhouse (ticket required, $15 each)
For more information contact Joanne Conway at 503-502-3144
The Verdes Art League (VAL) invites you, family, and friends to a self-guided art tour in Tonto Verde hosted by VAL. From 1-4 p.m. Visit the patios of eight Tonto Verde homes where VAL artists will display their work and demonstrate technique. Several patios will feature interactive art opportunities (e.g., painting, clay, and jewelry making) for children and adults. Next, head to a reception from 4-6:00 in the beautiful lawn of Tonto Verde Club House. The Doc of Rock will provide live music. There is also be a raffle for work by VAL Artists.
THE MAP
Click here for a map and directory of patios, artists, and activities.
TO SHARE A FLYER WITH A FRiEND
Click here for a flyer to share with neighbors.
This event is only open to Tonto and Rio Verde residents and their guests.
Entry to the Post Tour Party is by purchased ticket only and limited to 200 tickets.
Our March VAL Meeting is on a Thursday this month, April 11 at 3:00 PM in the Rio Verde Community Center. You don’t need to be a member to attend and you are welcome to bring guests.
As always, we encourage you to bring work you’d like to share with your fellow artists. We’d love to see it and can give feedback, but only if you want us to put or “two-cent” in.
See you on there!
You do not need to be a member of VAL to attend. But we hope you will join at the meeting.
You are welcome to bring a friend (or two, or three….).
Wood Carver is a gathering of woodcarvers who learn through mini lessons, practice, and working with others. We meet in the art room from 1 - 4 p.m. each Thursday. Gather your carving tools and join us! All are welcome.
Contact Dick Bush via phone (see Rio/Tonto Directory for number) if you have questions or just join us on Thursday afternoon.
Draw Studio is a gathering of artists who learn through mini lessons, drawing practice, and working with other artists. We meet in the art room at 10:00 a.m. until noon each Wednesday. Gather your sketching supplies and join us! All artists (and those who want to explore art) are welcome. Draw Studio is in session from November 1 to mid-May.
Contact Marcy Roth via email or phone (785-452-1063) if you have questions or just join us on Wednesdays! Marcy Roth (click to email).
Host: Betsy Paré
Pop-In Studio is an informal opportunity for artists to drop in and work on their own projects. Join with like minded artsy folks in whatever medium you like. Enjoy learning from one another.
Coffee, snacks, art conversation and exploration shared while working on individual projects.
Cost: $0, this is a free event.
Supplies to Bring: Any projects. Bring specific supplies for what you need.
Supplies Provided by Host: Miscellaneous VAL art supplies available during open studio time.
Contact Betsy Paré (click to email) via email or phone, (207) 315-5302. if you have questions or just join us on Thursday.
Drawing is the most important building block of all art! Just as we all learn to speak and walk, we are all capable of drawing. Kari will clear away impediments that keep you from exploiting this natural potential. There are short demonstrations and lessons to illustrate the focus of each class. You will learn:
How to see like an artist; How to draw and paint what you see and the knowledge to perfect that image; Learn to depict shape, form and volume; How to depict space and proportion; Understand perspective; How to understand positive and negative shapes; Learn about light, shade and tonal values; Learn how to depict rhythm and movement; How to be more imaginative.
Each artist will choose their own subject matter. Sketching and painting between classes will be encouraged but not mandatory. You will always receive feedback on your work, if desired.
Experienced artists will find that this class will rekindle their love of drawing and help them work in new ways to achieve their goals- such as drawing in preparation for painting. Painters are welcome to use paint as their main medium. The class will offer an atmosphere for creative expression, learning and fun.
Supplies to Bring:
2B pencils; The Generals Sketch and Wash pencil; Kneaded eraser; Pink eraser; Black fine point sharpie marker; Small soft artist’s brush for wetting and diffusing some of the marks made by The General’s pencil; Water Container.
Recommended Textbooks: Keys to Drawing by Bert Dodson / new or used on Amazon, The Artist’s Way by Julia Cameron / new or used on Amazon
Cost: $25.00. Punch cards are available for purchase to use for any class, 5 punch card is $115. and 10 punch card is $225.. These will be good through the 2024-‘25 season.
Payment Instructions: Pay by check or cash in person. You can also pay by Venmo or Zelle.
Questions? Contact Kari. Click here to email.
Kari has been drawing all her life. She has a degree in Fine Art from the University of Wisconsin,Madison and studied extensively at the Art Student’s League, NYC. She had her own painting and drawing studio,Hogden Farm Studio, in Taylor ,Wisconsin (figure drawing from life) and also taught painting and drawing at Western Technical School.
Sign-Up Required (see below)
Cowgirl Up! In 2006, Desert Caballeros Western Museum in Wickenberg, AZ embraced a revolutionary idea: an annual exhibition showcasing the brightest contemporary female artists working in the Western genre.
In the male-dominated world of Western Art, Cowgirl Up! turned the spotlight squarely on women’s voices and perspectives, serving up a new, deeper understanding of the American West. Over a decade later, CU! remains one of the major national events for Western women artists (see the 2023 artists works).
More than a show – Cowgirl Up! is a crossroads where artists, collectors, and art enthusiasts come together to explore what it means to be a Western artist. CU! artists ride the range of techniques, styles, and mediums, traditional and contemporary.
Click here for more information on the exhibit.
Lunch: To follow at a local cafe.
Cost:
Admission if $12
Lunch will be an additional cost.
This VAL Field Trip is lead by VAL Artists Mary Kuhr and Diane Kizewski.
Questions? Contact either Mary by email or phone or Diane by email of phone.
Diane Kizewski (click to send email)
715-498-9958
Mary Kuhr (click to send email)
602-430-5898
About the Desert Caballeros Western Museum:
The Museum is privileged to own several works by two giants of narrative realism: Frederic Remington (1861-1909) and Charles M. Russell (1869-1926). Remington’s sculpture, The Rattlesnake, dramatizes the perils faced daily by the West’s cowboys while Russell’s golden painting, The Navajos, is one of only four done by the artist depicting the Southwest.
Here is a .pdf that highlights pieces in the museum’s collection.
Wood Carver is a gathering of woodcarvers who learn through mini lessons, practice, and working with others. We meet in the art room from 1 - 4 p.m. each Thursday. Gather your carving tools and join us! All are welcome.
Contact Dick Bush via phone (see Rio/Tonto Directory for number) if you have questions or just join us on Thursday afternoon.
Draw Studio is a gathering of artists who learn through mini lessons, drawing practice, and working with other artists. We meet in the art room at 10:00 a.m. until noon each Wednesday. Gather your sketching supplies and join us! All artists (and those who want to explore art) are welcome. Draw Studio is in session from November 1 to mid-May.
Contact Marcy Roth via email or phone (785-452-1063) if you have questions or just join us on Wednesdays! Marcy Roth (click to email).
Drawing is the most important building block of all art! Just as we all learn to speak and walk, we are all capable of drawing. Kari will clear away impediments that keep you from exploiting this natural potential. There are short demonstrations and lessons to illustrate the focus of each class. You will learn:
How to see like an artist; How to draw and paint what you see and the knowledge to perfect that image; Learn to depict shape, form and volume; How to depict space and proportion; Understand perspective; How to understand positive and negative shapes; Learn about light, shade and tonal values; Learn how to depict rhythm and movement; How to be more imaginative.
Each artist will choose their own subject matter. Sketching and painting between classes will be encouraged but not mandatory. You will always receive feedback on your work, if desired.
Experienced artists will find that this class will rekindle their love of drawing and help them work in new ways to achieve their goals- such as drawing in preparation for painting. Painters are welcome to use paint as their main medium. The class will offer an atmosphere for creative expression, learning and fun.
Supplies to Bring:
2B pencils; The Generals Sketch and Wash pencil; Kneaded eraser; Pink eraser; Black fine point sharpie marker; Small soft artist’s brush for wetting and diffusing some of the marks made by The General’s pencil; Water Container.
Recommended Textbooks: Keys to Drawing by Bert Dodson / new or used on Amazon, The Artist’s Way by Julia Cameron / new or used on Amazon
Cost: $25.00. Punch cards are available for purchase to use for any class, 5 punch card is $115. and 10 punch card is $225.. These will be good through the 2024-‘25 season.
Payment Instructions: Pay by check or cash in person. You can also pay by Venmo or Zelle.
Questions? Contact Kari. Click here to email.
Kari has been drawing all her life. She has a degree in Fine Art from the University of Wisconsin,Madison and studied extensively at the Art Student’s League, NYC. She had her own painting and drawing studio,Hogden Farm Studio, in Taylor ,Wisconsin (figure drawing from life) and also taught painting and drawing at Western Technical School.
Following the teachings of John Herschel (circa 1842) followed by Anna Atkins and her signature photographic processes of the late 1800's, we will explore creative ways to capture & personalize students own designs utilizing solutions of Iron salts, exposure to sun & water washes.
For those who have taken an introductory class before, you know the magic experienced in watching the development of this amazing art form. This workshop is open to beginner level student and for those wanting to build upon techniques learned in earlier workshops.
Supplies to Bring: Students may bring their own botanical specimens or geographic stencils, if they wish. If so, choose dried specimens or fresh botanicals keeping in mind, that they need to be as flat as possible.
Supplies Provided by Host: All supplies are included in the cost of the workshop. There will be a plethora of materials available.
Registration needed. Click on the button below
Cost of Workshop: $$38
Payment Instructions: Payments appreciated by March 28th, 2024.
Payment Options:
1. Send a check to Betsy Pare' at 18530 E. Horseshoe Bend, Rio Verde, Az. 85263
2. Drop a check in the Rio Verdes "ALPHA BOX" under (P)
3. Venmo payments accepted, text for information. (207) 315-5302
If you have questions, don’t hesitate to reach out to Betsy: click here to email.
This is an open studio in which you’ll choose the topic and materials. No need to register. Simply show up. Jackie Kingsbury, a VAL member for over 10 years, is our host.
Workshop leadership for class varies each week. Members can make suggestions for topic and materials used. An example is the use of gesso to create texture for rock and mountain paintings.
Cost: $0 for VAL Members
Materials to Bring: Watercolor paints, brushes and paper. Source photographs.
Questions? Contact Jackie. Click here to email.
Wood Carver is a gathering of woodcarvers who learn through mini lessons, practice, and working with others. We meet in the art room from 1 - 4 p.m. each Thursday. Gather your carving tools and join us! All are welcome.
Contact Dick Bush via phone (see Rio/Tonto Directory for number) if you have questions or just join us on Thursday afternoon.
