Sun City Grand Art Chix

Let the Season Begin!

2009-11-13T02:55:00.000-08:00

Please join us for our first ArtChix sale of the season, November 28 and 29. This is the weekend following Thanksgiving, when everyone will be shopping for those early Christmas presents so stop by and see what we will have to offer. There will be artwork of all sizes and styles, greeting cards and artisan jewelry available!

ArtChix Sale

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Five of the ArtChix are holding an art sale this coming weekend, April 18 and 19. We have been painting up a storm and will offer artisan jewelry as well at this sale. We hope to see you Saturday or Sunday!

Diane Eason Caricature by Madeline Ledzinski

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This is another of our ArtChix, Diane Eason, done in caricature by the famous Madeline Ledzinski. She has vowed to do all of the ArtChix portraits in caricature style, so those of you who have not been targeted, get ready....your turn is next!

Two more ArtChix

2009-03-23T12:52:00.001-07:00

The photos of these two ArtChix were missed in the first set of photos submitted for our weekend ArtChix sale, all photos were taken by Jim Greenwald. Thanks Jim for taking these lovely photos!

Caricatures by Madeline

2009-03-23T06:08:00.000-07:00

At the ArtChix show/sale this past weekend one of the ArtChix, Madeline Ledzinski, dropped by to practice her caricature skills by drawing caricatures of four of us. Those who know us will recognize Sharon King, Barbara Lang, Ruth Malins and me, Susan Roper from these fun drawings. The most difficult part of sitting for these portraits was to stop talking long enough for Madeline to get the facial features correctly.

Aren't these fun?!

ArtChix Show - March 21 and 22

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The ArtChix are holding an art show/sale this weekend, with seven artists participating. I have received photos of four of these artists from the Sun City Grand Art Club's Historian, Jim Greenwald. The artists shown here are: Diane Eason, Susan Roper, Norma Miller and Ruth Malins. When I receive the photos of the others I will add them here. It was a beautiful day to be strolling through an art show!

2009-03-10T07:31:00.000-07:00

I, as the ArtChix Blog Mistress, have set up another important art blog for the Vanguard Artists.
We are a group of artists in the West Valley and disprove the fact that good art begins and ends at Central Avenue and is to be found only in the East Valley (Scottsdale) area. There are many lifelong artists in this group and their rich and varied art experience shows in their magnificent work.

ArtChix members who belong to Vanguard Artists are: Ann Stubenrauch, Arlen Madole, Barbara Lang, Diane Eason, Norma Miller, Madeline Ledzinski, Ruth Malins, Carol Kennedy and Sharon King. Members of the Sun City Grand Art Club who also belong to the Vanguard group are: Kandyce Olson, Judy Visker, Ron Anderson, Woodie Mackey, Steve Plichta, Connie Bollard and Kay Verstraete.

There are slideshows of some of the individual artists' work, and this sidebar feature is being developed more as we speak. Do stop by and have a look at: http://vanguardartists.blogspot.com/, we'd love to hear from you!

Upcoming Art Sale!

2009-03-09T09:08:00.000-07:00

Be sure to mark your calendar for the next ArtChix sale. It will be Saturday and Sunday, March 21 and 22. The participating artists are working hard producing great art for display and sale. I hear tell that there will be some lovely new pieces of Artisan Jewelry available as well.

Artisan Jewelry is a new art media offered through the Sun City Grand Art Club and involves the sculpting of wire to produce jewelry and to enhance objects. Come and see what we are up to now!

Join Us This Weekend!

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The ArtChix will be holding an art show again this weekend, January 24 and 25. Please join us as we have many new paintings on display as well as many of us will be doing painting demonstrations as we work on our newest masterpieces!

Holiday Art Alert!

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Holiday gifts will abound at the weekend ArtChix sale December 13 and 14! We have all been painting and framing, card-making and packing; all to be ready for this big event. See you at the Sun City Grand Art Club!

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ART ALERT!

Remember that the next ArtChix show is Saturday, November 8 and Sunday, November 9. Many new items will be available, we have been painting and creating all summer and look forward to seeing you there.

ArtChix of the Month - Patricia (Patty) Potter

2008-11-02T04:37:00.000-08:00

It is my pleasure to again choose an ArtChix of the Month from our group of illustrious artists. This month, it is to be Patricia (we call her Patty!) Potter. She graces our art shows with her sometimes whimsical, sometimes abstract, sometimes thoughtful, sometimes warm and fuzzy "old-school" but, always, good art pieces.

Patricia was born in Kansas, graduated from High School from Aberdeen, Mississippi. She received a Bachelor’s of Arts degree from Denver University and a Master’s Degree in Communication from Denver University in Denver, Colorado.

Patricia is a retired Secondary School and College educator from Colorado. After retirement, Patricia explored a deferred passion for art. She challenged this passion with taking beginning art classes and continued with great persistence with advanced workshops with Judy Patti (Littleton, Colorado), Frank Francese (Grand Junction, Colorado), Raleigh Kinney (Colorado) and Tom Lynch workshop (Santa Fe, New Mexico) as well as other continued art experiences.

From an all-community art show in Sun City, Arizona Patricia won two first place ribbons and one second place ribbon. At the Art Alliance Fine Art Festival in Wickenburg, Arizona Patricia won a first place ribbon in watercolor and first place in encaustic (hot wax and pigment). She is a juried member of the Arizona Art Alliance and a juried member of the Vanguard Artists, a member of the Sun City Grand Art Club and a member of the Wickenburg Art Cub.

Patricia describes her art pursuits as “somehow my paint brush connects with a creative force waiting in my mind, and together this hand/brain synergy gives me pure joy and, sometimes, good art”.

2008-10-02T04:47:00.000-07:00

As your blog administrator, I have again had the pleasure of selecting an "ArtChix of the Month", Carol Kennedy. Carol, together with Ruth Malins, devised the concept of holding art shows in the art studios at Sun City Grand during busy weekends in the community. They, together with a few of us hearty and intrepid artists (all female) became known far and wide as the "ArtChix". Carol and Ruth have worked long and hard to make this a successful group and we so appreciate their efforts as we begin another season of ArtChix shows.

Carol Reed Kennedy

Carol Reed Kennedy, a resident of Sun City Grand, is a watercolor, experimental watermedia and collage artist who specializes in southwestern-style artwork.

Her watercolor artwork is based on pottery designs created in New Mexico and Arizona in the 1700s and 1800s.

Carol is a past president of the Sun City Grand Art Club, a member of the ArtChix group and Vanguard Artists. She founded the St. Louis Collage Art Group.

A former R.N. with a Master’s degree in Business, Carol has also taken many specialized courses in watercolor, experimental watermedia and collage techniques in the United States and Canada. She has taught collage in St. Louis, Missouri and at the SCG Art Club.

Ruth Malins - Featured Artist of the Month

2008-09-12T12:56:00.000-07:00

As Blog Administrator, I am priviliged to select a Featured Artist from the ArtChix group. It is with pleasure that I choose Ruth Malins for this month's recognition. She is a Co-Founder of the ArtChix movement and a hard worker for our cause. Please read her story here:

I moved to Sun City Grand in January of 2005 and the first thing I did was join the Sun City Grand Art Club. I have served as the Club’s president for 3 years.

As a mainly representational painter, I try to depict in my work the people, places and things that give us all a sense of belonging, and feelings of peace, joy and hope. “What flows from the brush onto the canvas” is what I go with. For me, the process of creating something is equally as important as the end result. Making art is very therapeutic and I feel greatly blessed to have such an outlet. When I paint, it is as if I’ve entered into a meditative state”.

Some people say that each piece of art created is a self-portrait of the artist at the moment it is created. “My goal in painting is to “reconnect with my emotions” and have a body of work that I am proud of, and that people will enjoy. I believe I have accomplished that goal and am proud and honored to be a member of the SCG Art Club.”I am a member of the Vanguard Artist’s group and winner of a Blue Ribbon from the 2007 Peoria “Celebration of the Artists” Show.

Fall is around the corner!

2008-09-10T04:38:00.000-07:00

Stay tuned for our new ArtChix sale schedule and more Featured Artist entries. This promises to be another exciting season of art shows as I have talked to many ArtChix who have spent this summer painting away in preparation for the beginning of the Fall shows. See you at the Art Club, ArtChix schedule to follow!

2008-03-23T17:48:00.001-07:00

Please be aware of our next ArtCix sale April 4th and 5th! We promise to have lots of new works and some of the old fav's for you! We are gearing up to make this a glorious sale event and will have lots of paintings to show.

Many of the Art Chix will also be at the Colonnade Art Walk on April 11 from 10:00 am until 2:00 PM. Lots more original art and prints available!

Another ArtChix show this weekend!

2008-01-08T04:10:00.000-08:00

Just a reminder that the ArtChix will be holding another art show this weekend, January 12th and 13th, at the Sun City Grand Art Club. Both studios will be filled with wonderful art and displays. See you there, bring a friend!

ArtChix Sale

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Tomorrow, December 15th and Sunday, December 16th there will be the last ArtChix sale before Christmas so if you have time, do stop by and see us! We will be at the Sun City Grand Art Club on Sunrise and Remington Drives. There will be five artists with expanded exhibits so there will be lots to see. See you there....

Successful show!

2007-12-10T04:57:00.000-08:00

Another successful weekend show is over and we are so grateful for the reprieve from the terrible weather predicted. Though it was cold, we were warm inside and the visitors appreciated the warm respite while visiting our displays.

One weekend show down, and another to come this coming weekend....December 15 and 16th. Due to holiday time crunches, the number of ArtChix participating will be five; but there will be room for expanded displays so stop by to see everything we will be sharing.

The artists participating in this show will be: Ruth Malins, Sharon King, Ann Stubenrauch, Norma Miller and Susan Roper.

ArtChix of the Month - Sharon King

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Sharon King is our inaugural ArtChix of the Month. She was born, raised and married in Washington, D.C. After raising her three children, she and her husband, Mike, sold the family home and traveled the United States in an RV for twelve years. While traveling, Sharon attended many workshops, participated in art shows and exhibited in galleries in South Carolina and the Florida Keys. Her formal training in painting consists of classes in community colleges in Maryland and the Florida Keys.

Sharon is a founding member of the Bougainvillea House Gallery in Marathon, Florida. In the twenty years that Sharon has been painting, she has been a member of: Bougainvillea House Gallery Society of Bluffton Artists, Florida Keys Art Guild Key West Art Center, Florida Keys Watercolor Society Florida Keys Council of the Arts, Hilton Head Art League, Blue Heron Gallery - Hilton Head, Sun City Grand Art Club, Wickenburg Art Club, Arizona Artists Alliance, Arizona Artists Guild, and Vanguard Group.

Check out our new feature!

2007-11-20T04:22:00.000-08:00

On the sidebar to the left, you will see The Faces of ArtChix, a new section for our blog. When you click on the link in this section, it will take you to a slideshow of our individual ArtChix members. The photos will be replaced with newer, closer focus ones so our faces will be more visible. What do you think? Eventually, the sidebar will include a link to a slideshow of our combined works, but this Blog Mistress will have to figure out how to label each painting with the artist's name, etc.

ArtChix Artist Ann Stubenrauch

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ArtChix Artist Carol Kennedy

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ArtChix Artist Susan Roper

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ArtChix Easter Show

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Here we have four of our ArtChix, taking a well-deserved break from the display floor. The other photo is an example of a typical display table for the Easter weekend show. A good time was had by all, we met many new people and visitors.

The next show will be held in conjunction with the Grand Easels on April 28th and 29th. See you there!

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