Frank Barnhart The Photo Club presented a workshop on Nov. 5 in the Creative Arts and Technology Center. The workshop was open to all Robson Ranch residents. Club member Dick Remski led a discussion about still life images, including what they are and how to take interesting photographs of these inanimate objects. Dick provided examples…
David Randall As 2025 comes to a close, the Robson Ranch Genealogy Club extends heartfelt appreciation to longtime member and current Programming Director Emily Richardson for delivering yet another outstanding year of speakers, video presentations, field trips, workshops, and social gatherings. A professional genealogist and the current president of the Texas State Genealogical Society, Emily…
Rosie Kuhn Bouse “Shush!” whispered Santa Ann Swirczynski as she addressed her class full of happy elves on Nov. 17. “Don’t let it be known that we used ‘alcohol’ in the Indian Paint Brush Room.” The class had a blast using alcohol inks to decorate glass ornaments for family and friends. The creative juices flowed…
Frank Barnhart The Photo Club presented a workshop on Oct. 1 in the Creative Arts and Technology Center. The workshop was open to all Robson Ranch residents. Club member Dick Remski discussed various methods concerning how to get better photographs, regardless of the equipment used. Dick presented a review of photography equipment and terms, plus…
Jason Pierce The “Grazing for Water” workshop on Oct. 17 will inform landowners how sustainable livestock grazing practices can improve soil health, increase grass production, and capture more water on their land while using less chemicals. Attendees will also learn how conservation easements can be used by landowners as a tool to permanently preserve their…
Frank Barnhart The Robson Ranch Photo Club presented a workshop on June 4 in the Creative Arts and Technology Center. The workshop was open to all Robson Ranch residents. Club member Dick Remski discussed image background and perspective, which are important compositional elements that the photographer can control when taking a photograph. As part of…
Frank Barnhart The Photo Club presented a workshop on April 2 in the Creative Arts and Technology Center. The workshop was open to all Robson Ranch residents. Club member Ron Ice discussed methods to have more fun in photography by trying something a little bit different. He presented some new ideas, including art styles, themes,…
Steve Simpson The March Photo Club Workshop was held on March 5 in Room 104 (Bluebonnet) at the Creative Arts and Technology Center. We had a good turnout of club members, as well as a new member who joined at the Workshop. The central topic was Image Composition. Of all the elements that go into…
Kim Klotzman Looking for a Robson Ranch activity to express your artistic and creative side? The Ranch has a robust ceramics club, Kiln Krafters, whose membership ranges from newbies to accomplished artisans dedicated to promoting this artform. The ceramics process is very different from making pottery. Instead of the hand-building and wheel-throwing molding of clay,…
Steve Simpson The May Robson Ranch Photo Club Workshop was held on May 28 at 7 p.m. at the Creative Arts and Technology Center. Board member Stu Parr demonstrated basic editing techniques using Adobe Photoshop. Stu provided simple ways to use Adobe Photoshop with a PC to enhance digital images, which included normal cropping, along…