Rosie Kuhn Bouse Pretty and plump, plentiful for sure, pumpkins line the pathways throughout the enchanting Dallas Arboretum. Who would not be inspired by this plethora of autumn color while ambling through this delightful paradise. What better place to feed the artist’s soul than a color-filled fall garden with pumpkin lined pathways! Autumn is a…
Rosie Kuhn Bouse Coming from an artistic family with lots of sisters, one of whom is her twin Brenda, Bev was destined to dabble in makeup and hair design. After graduating from Crooked Oak High in Oklahoma, Bev studied to be a cosmetologist. Her mother-in-law was the top hair colorist in the country at that…
Rosie Kuhn Bouse Early relatives of Paint and Palette Club’s Joan McDermott arrived in the colonies aboard the Mayflower. Joan’s predecessors seemed to thrive by working with their hands. Her father, a part of the Fairbanks family, Herbert William Frink, Jr. designed forms to make hats for dapper gentlemen. Originally from Millis, Mass., outside of…
Rosie Kuhn Bouse Who isn’t camera ready when ambling through a botanical garden, hiking a lush verdant forest trail, or watching a golden sunset glimmer on a favorite beach? All around us, nature calls to behold the glory of creation. Psalm 104 states poignantly, “The earth is clothed with majesty and glory!” At any social…
Rosemary (Rosie) Kuhn Bouse As the earth enters a new stage of rebirth each spring, nature’s glorious hues are sure to inspire. An artist’s heart can be set afire drinking in the vibrant colorful surroundings here at Robson Ranch. As the eyes feast on the springtime palette, inspiration must surely follow. How might one capture…
Rosie Kuhn Bouse Paint and Palette Club is proud to claim Donna Shuford as one of their highly accomplished artists. However, she is very humble about her works, giving praise to the club. With a smile, she states how much enjoyment and inspiration she receives by socializing with other artists in the club. Donna is…
Rosie Kuhn Bouse Francesca D’Atria Romano is not one to believe that domani never comes. In fact, she is planning to make a new start soon in North Carolina, close to her son’s family. There will be many more scenes for her to paint in this new locale. We hope her tomorrows will be filled with…
Francesca D’Atria Romano The Paint and Palette Club at Robson Ranch is now in its fifth year and still growing in membership. President Francesca D’Atria Romano called the meeting to order at 10 a.m. on Jan. 22. She began to give an account of how this art club started when she first moved here to…
Paint & Palette Club 3rd Monday Art Experience Karla Bennetsen and Julie Kellogg guided a room full of participants through the process of making their own book with individual covers, binding, and beautiful pages. The group will use their new skills with their own grandkids to make more gifts for friends or family or as…
Sandy Hestes Francesca Romano, the Paint & Palette Club president, will be giving a Watercolor Workshop Nov. 20 from 1 to 3 p.m. in the CATC, Room 103. She will demonstrate how to create a wet-into-wet background, demonstrating resist methods to create white areas. Additional techniques such as salt resist, glazing, light reflection, and refraction…