Drop in and join fellow creatives to socialize while working on your own projects. All media are welcome. We meet in the art room at 10:00 a.m. until noon each Wednesday.  Gather your supplies and join us!  All artists (and those who want to explore art) are invited. Runs through the end of April. 

Hosts will rotate through out the season

Cost: $0

Contact Betsy Paré via email if you have questions or just join us on Wednesdays! 

Drop in and join fellow creatives to socialize while working on your own projects. All media are welcome. We meet in the art room at 10:00 a.m. until noon each Wednesday.  Gather your supplies and join us!  All artists (and those who want to explore art) are invited. Runs through the end of April. 

Hosts will rotate through out the season

Cost: $0

Contact Betsy Paré via email if you have questions or just join us on Wednesdays! 

HostS: Marcy Roth, Lewallen Matthews, and Marcy Roth and Linda BercK

Dates: Join us on Tuesdays until April 22 (except for March 11).

This is an open studio for oil and acrylic painters to share and support each other during their painting process.

Supplies to Bring: Please bring whatever supplies you need for your individual project.

Cost of Workshop: $0

If you have questions, don’t hesitate to reach out to Marcy: click here to email.

If you love acrylics or watercolor, join us on Friday mornings from 9:30 to 12:00 in the art room. We are seeking new members to learn the basics and explore the possibilities. Each week we will devote the first hour to materials and skill techniques. A paint along will follow with an emphasis on the featured technique.

Beginners are encouraged to join us as we all learn together. Our motto is to let the water do the work. Sometimes we help the water along with sponges, saran wrap, gesso, salt or tape.

Focus: Spring in the Desert

Led by Jackie Kingsbury. For more information contact: Jackiekingsbury28@gmail.com

Meet a generous and collegial group of carvers with a variety of skill levels.  We have tools, ideas, wood, templates, paints and even band aids if you need them.  It might be something you will enjoy during your athletic downtime.  It is easy to try, relaxing, inexpensive and gives you a different perspective on things.  

 The camaraderie is great and seeing what others can produce is amazing. Just tell your spouse that you are making a bigger block in to a smaller block every Thursday. 

Contact Dick Bush via phone (see Rio/Tonto Directory for number) if you have questions or just join us on Thursday afternoon.

Painting Fresh Flowers, Fast and Loose

HostS: Marcy Roth + Marz Doerflinger

Dates: Join us on Thursdays until the end of April.*

This is a “hybrid” class using online resources as well as in person guidance. Students will learn to paint floral paintings in a fast and loose style. Each week you’ll be painting arrangements of fresh flowers rather than from photographs.

Each week builds on the week before. If you are wondering about joining in after the first class on Feb. 11th, please write to Marcy. All levels welcome.

Supplies to Bring: Acrylic paints, brushes, canvas, drop cloth, water container, paper towels.

Cost of Workshop: $5 so that the instructions can purchase live flowers.

Payment Instructions: Paid at the time of workshop.

If you have questions, don’t hesitate to reach out to Marcy: click here to email.

*except for holiday weeks

Our VAL Meeting is 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….).

Drop in and join fellow creatives to socialize while working on your own projects. All media are welcome. We meet in the art room at 10:00 a.m. until noon each Wednesday.  Gather your supplies and join us!  All artists (and those who want to explore art) are invited. Runs through the end of April. 

Hosts will rotate through out the season

Cost: $0

Contact Betsy Paré via email if you have questions or just join us on Wednesdays! 

HostS: Marcy Roth, Lewallen Matthews, and Marcy Roth and Linda BercK

Dates: Join us on Tuesdays until April 22 (except for March 11).

This is an open studio for oil and acrylic painters to share and support each other during their painting process.

Supplies to Bring: Please bring whatever supplies you need for your individual project.

Cost of Workshop: $0

If you have questions, don’t hesitate to reach out to Marcy: click here to email.

VAL Officers Meeting. Rio Verde Community Center, Art Room.

THE VERDES ART LEAGUE PRESENTS: The 3rd ANNUAL PATIO ART TOUR, APRIL 13th, 2025 (Palm Sunday) held In Rio Verde!

Sunday, April 13th, 1–4 p.m
The patio tour is free. DOWNLOAD MAP HERE.
Wine Reception following 4:30–6 p.m. Tickets required, $15 each and includes one free raffle ticket

Tickets are ON SALE NOW - For more information - Call or Text: 207-315-5302
Tickets will also be available at the Rio Verde Post Office starting on April 1st (schedule to come).

MAP: Copies of the Patio Tour Map are currently available at the door of the Verdes Art League, Art Room in the Rio Verde Community Center. Or by reaching out by text or call 207-315-5302.

PATIO TOUR
Participating artists from Rio Verde, Tonto Verde and Trilogy will be featured on local patios throughout Rio Verde displaying their artwork and sharing their expertise with guests on a self-guided Artisan Patio Tour. Patios are Open from 1:00 pm - 4:00 pm. The Hidden In Rio Art Patio Tour itself is a "FREE" event and is open to the public.

WINE RECEPTION
Next, head to the wine reception from 4:30-6. The location is a private property, boasting a large patio overlooking the Rio Verde Golf Course with sweeping views of Four Peaks. Visit friends & meet new people. Enjoy beverages & sample delicious treats from the Charcuterie Station.

LARGER THAN LIFE (STAND OUT ART): A highlight of the evening will be this installation of unique large format creations by VAL Artists.

MUSIC: For the enjoyment of all, there will be lively entertainment throughout the reception with plenty of room for dancing!

SILENT AUCTION: The Verdes Art League will again host a “Silent Auction”. This s a perennial favorite at this annual event

ARTISAN-DONATED RAFFLE: Additionally, a few lucky winners will claim their prizes from the “Artisan donated Raffle”.

FLYER: Click here to download a copy of the flyer.

MAP: Click here to download a copy of the patio map.

Host: Paige Targosz

Discover the art of modern calligraphy. Perfect for the beginner, this class will introduce you to the fundamentals of pointed pen calligraphy, including basic strokes, letterforms and connection letters to create beautiful words. During the session you'll receive expert instruction all necessary supplies and plenty of guided practice. At the end of the class, you'll have the opportunity to explore our paper bar and create your own calligraphy pieces to take home.

Workshop Media: Pen and Ink

Supplies to Bring: None

Supplies Provided by Host: Pen holder, 2 nibs, black ink pot, guide sheets, paper. All materials are yours to keep at the end of class.

Cost: $80.00 for VAL members. For non-VAL members, please make out an extra check for $10 to VAL.

Payment Instructions: Cash, check, or Zelle at time of the workshop.

Questions? Contact Paige. Click here to email.

About paige

Paige is a professional calligrapher and former art educator from Chicago who how resides in Phoenix. She blends her passion for painting, design and calligraphy to create custom stationery and handcrafted lettering pieces.

Host: kathy brancheau

Participants will learn the basics of the Zentangle Method of meditative drawing. It's an easy to learn, relaxing, and fun was to create beautiful images by drawing structured patterns called tangles.

Workshop Media: Pen and ink, and Watercolor and colored pencils.

Supplies to Bring: You are encouraged to bring paper and pens, but for the first class they aren't necessary, the instructor will supply all materials needed.

Supplies Provided by Host: Micron pens, paper, watercolors, colored pens and pencils.

Cost: $15.00 for VAL members. For non-VAL members, please make out an extra check for $10 to VAL.

Payment Instructions: Please make checks payable to Kathy Brancheau. The cost is $15 per class for VAL members. For non-VAL members, please write an additional check for $10 payable to VAL.

Questions? Contact Kathy. Click here to email.

About Kathy

I have been working artistically all my life. Blending formal art school instruction with many self-taught techniques, I have strived to depict Nature’s beauty in my paintings when I was younger; now, intuitive, impressionistic, abstract mixed media ignites my drive to paint and need to be creative. I enjoy navigating through the many stages of a painting and find the abstract intuitive style works best for me. 
I am a certified Zentangle teacher. I have won awards from the Camelback Gallery juried art shows, awards from the Fountain Hills juried art shows multiple years, and recently I've received "Juried Member" from the Sonoran Art League.

Show Me A Sign

How Artists Use Symbols in Their Work

Docent: Nancy Feiring

Look at art from different times and places while you learn to decipher symbols that were understood by people living at the time the artwork was created. Docent Nancy Feiring will help us discover symbols in art that are used to teach, to warn and to inspire!

Any questions, please contact Joanne Conway 503.502.3144 or by email (click here)

Monthly gathering of the Artisan Crafters in the Rio Verde Community Center Art Room.

Contact Nancy Renault for more information on the Artisan Crafters of the Verdes. (click to e-mail)

If you love acrylics or watercolor, join us on Friday mornings from 9:30 to 12:00 in the art room. We are seeking new members to learn the basics and explore the possibilities. Each week we will devote the first hour to materials and skill techniques. A paint along will follow with an emphasis on the featured technique.

Beginners are encouraged to join us as we all learn together. Our motto is to let the water do the work. Sometimes we help the water along with sponges, saran wrap, gesso, salt or tape.

Focus: Spring in the Desert

Led by Jackie Kingsbury. For more information contact: Jackiekingsbury28@gmail.com

Meet a generous and collegial group of carvers with a variety of skill levels.  We have tools, ideas, wood, templates, paints and even band aids if you need them.  It might be something you will enjoy during your athletic downtime.  It is easy to try, relaxing, inexpensive and gives you a different perspective on things.  

 The camaraderie is great and seeing what others can produce is amazing. Just tell your spouse that you are making a bigger block in to a smaller block every Thursday. 

Contact Dick Bush via phone (see Rio/Tonto Directory for number) if you have questions or just join us on Thursday afternoon.

Painting Fresh Flowers, Fast and Loose

HostS: Marcy Roth + Marz Doerflinger

Dates: Join us on Thursdays until the end of April.*

This is a “hybrid” class using online resources as well as in person guidance. Students will learn to paint floral paintings in a fast and loose style. Each week you’ll be painting arrangements of fresh flowers rather than from photographs.

Each week builds on the week before. If you are wondering about joining in after the first class on Feb. 11th, please write to Marcy. All levels welcome.

Supplies to Bring: Acrylic paints, brushes, canvas, drop cloth, water container, paper towels.

Cost of Workshop: $5 so that the instructions can purchase live flowers.

Payment Instructions: Paid at the time of workshop.

If you have questions, don’t hesitate to reach out to Marcy: click here to email.

*except for holiday weeks

Drop in and join fellow creatives to socialize while working on your own projects. All media are welcome. We meet in the art room at 10:00 a.m. until noon each Wednesday.  Gather your supplies and join us!  All artists (and those who want to explore art) are invited. Runs through the end of April. 

Hosts will rotate through out the season

Cost: $0

Contact Betsy Paré via email if you have questions or just join us on Wednesdays! 

Meet Up Location: Rio Verde Community Center*

Limited to 15 participants.

Docent led tour of the Milestone Sculpture Art collection.

The Milestone Sculpture Art Collection is named in honor of former Mayor Jerry Miles and his wife Jackie Miles who were instrumental in establishing Fountain Hills Public Arts. At a staggering 150 pieces, Fountain Hills is home to one of the largest art collections in Arizona. Set against the backdrop of the McDowell Mountains, Four Peaks and a towering Fountain, you will learn about the artist, the production techniques and the story behind some of the most interesting from the collection during this docent-led tour.

Optional lunch following in Fountain Hills

Cost: $12 Museum Member / $15 Not Museum Member

SIGN-UP IS REQUIRED. Complete the following form.

This VAL Field Trip is lead by VAL Artist Wendy Holly
Questions? Contact Wendy by email or phone.

Wendy Holly (click to send email)
(703) 887-2846

HostS: Marcy Roth, Lewallen Matthews, and Marcy Roth and Linda BercK

Dates: Join us on Tuesdays until April 22 (except for March 11).

This is an open studio for oil and acrylic painters to share and support each other during their painting process.

Supplies to Bring: Please bring whatever supplies you need for your individual project.

Cost of Workshop: $0

If you have questions, don’t hesitate to reach out to Marcy: click here to email.

Host: Kari Hogden

Every Monday until April 14th

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,

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.

About Kari

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.

www.KariHogden.com

Host: kathy brancheau

Participants will learn the basics of the Zentangle Method of meditative drawing. It's an easy to learn, relaxing, and fun was to create beautiful images by drawing structured patterns called tangles.

Workshop Media: Pen and ink, and Watercolor and colored pencils.

Supplies to Bring: You are encouraged to bring paper and pens, but for the first class they aren't necessary, the instructor will supply all materials needed.

Supplies Provided by Host: Micron pens, paper, watercolors, colored pens and pencils.

Cost: $15.00 for VAL members. For non-VAL members, please make out an extra check for $10 to VAL.

Payment Instructions: Please make checks payable to Kathy Brancheau. The cost is $15 per class for VAL members. For non-VAL members, please write an additional check for $10 payable to VAL.

Questions? Contact Kathy. Click here to email.

About Kathy

I have been working artistically all my life. Blending formal art school instruction with many self-taught techniques, I have strived to depict Nature’s beauty in my paintings when I was younger; now, intuitive, impressionistic, abstract mixed media ignites my drive to paint and need to be creative. I enjoy navigating through the many stages of a painting and find the abstract intuitive style works best for me. 
I am a certified Zentangle teacher. I have won awards from the Camelback Gallery juried art shows, awards from the Fountain Hills juried art shows multiple years, and recently I've received "Juried Member" from the Sonoran Art League.

If you love acrylics or watercolor, join us on Friday mornings from 9:30 to 12:00 in the art room. We are seeking new members to learn the basics and explore the possibilities. Each week we will devote the first hour to materials and skill techniques. A paint along will follow with an emphasis on the featured technique.

Beginners are encouraged to join us as we all learn together. Our motto is to let the water do the work. Sometimes we help the water along with sponges, saran wrap, gesso, salt or tape.

Focus: Spring in the Desert

Led by Jackie Kingsbury. For more information contact: Jackiekingsbury28@gmail.com

Meet a generous and collegial group of carvers with a variety of skill levels.  We have tools, ideas, wood, templates, paints and even band aids if you need them.  It might be something you will enjoy during your athletic downtime.  It is easy to try, relaxing, inexpensive and gives you a different perspective on things.  

 The camaraderie is great and seeing what others can produce is amazing. Just tell your spouse that you are making a bigger block in to a smaller block every Thursday. 

Contact Dick Bush via phone (see Rio/Tonto Directory for number) if you have questions or just join us on Thursday afternoon.

Studio Host: Carol Lewallen Matthews

A message from Lewallen: This weekly studio is about going outside to create with fellow artist in whatever medium you choose. In the process, we’ll learn from each other at our own pace, in safety, and congenial friendship.

Location: Each session will start in the Rio Verde Art Room and then we’ll go to an outdoor location to create.

Supplies to Bring: Whatever supplies and equipment you are comfortable using in the out of doors. if that is unknown at this time, come watch, listen, and consider options you think might work for you.

Cost: $0

For more information: Contact Lewallen via email with questions or just join us on Thursday afternoons.

Want a weekly update? Send a request for Lewallen’s email update. Click here to request.

Painting Fresh Flowers, Fast and Loose

HostS: Marcy Roth + Marz Doerflinger

Dates: Join us on Thursdays until the end of April.*

This is a “hybrid” class using online resources as well as in person guidance. Students will learn to paint floral paintings in a fast and loose style. Each week you’ll be painting arrangements of fresh flowers rather than from photographs.

Each week builds on the week before. If you are wondering about joining in after the first class on Feb. 11th, please write to Marcy. All levels welcome.

Supplies to Bring: Acrylic paints, brushes, canvas, drop cloth, water container, paper towels.

Cost of Workshop: $5 so that the instructions can purchase live flowers.

Payment Instructions: Paid at the time of workshop.

If you have questions, don’t hesitate to reach out to Marcy: click here to email.

*except for holiday weeks

Drop in and join fellow creatives to socialize while working on your own projects. All media are welcome. We meet in the art room at 10:00 a.m. until noon each Wednesday.  Gather your supplies and join us!  All artists (and those who want to explore art) are invited. Runs through the end of April. 

Hosts will rotate through out the season

Cost: $0

Contact Betsy Paré via email if you have questions or just join us on Wednesdays! 

HostS: Marcy Roth, Lewallen Matthews, and Marcy Roth and Linda BercK

Dates: Join us on Tuesdays until April 22 (except for March 11).

This is an open studio for oil and acrylic painters to share and support each other during their painting process.

Supplies to Bring: Please bring whatever supplies you need for your individual project.

Cost of Workshop: $0

If you have questions, don’t hesitate to reach out to Marcy: click here to email.

Host: Kari Hogden

Every Monday until April 14th

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,

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.

About Kari

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.

www.KariHogden.com