Roxana Caffaratto, November Featured Artist

I learned to love and appreciate the art of painting from my parents, who met at an art studio when they were very young in Argentina. I grew up in Hernando, a small town in an agricultural area in Argentina, where we all knew each other. One of my fondest memories is picking peanuts that had not been harvested by machinery with my high school friends. We sold them at a market to earn money for a high school graduation bus trip.

In 1980, after graduating from college with a degree in teaching English as a second language, I followed the American dream and moved to California where I spent the next 40 years. I worked as a translator and, after earning a business management degree from Pepperdine University, worked as a financial analyst for McDonnel Douglas. In 2008, I quit working to devote myself to painting full time.

I took drawing classes at UCLA, live portrait classes at Los Angeles Academy of Figurative Art, abstract classes at Kline Academy of Fine Art, and finally, plein air workshops with masters of the California art club in Pasadena. With a small group of plein air painters, and I painted outdoors every Friday in the San Gabrial Mountains and Malibu Creek Park. I loved painting the incomparable golden light over the breathtaking California landscapes. Read more...

Look at all the art classes before year-end

The Art Club continues to offer many classes before 2024 comes to a close. Classes are open to any resident or renter in PebbleCreek, but always cost $20 more for non-members. With membership just $25, it makes sense to join the club! Please click on the date for more information and to register.  
  
Nov. 19 & 23, 10 a.m. - 2 p.m. Landscapes in Oil/Acrylic/Watercolor with Ed Sprafkin
This class has two sessions - you do NOT need to have taken any prior classes. The Instructor is adept in various media and the principles of painting stay the same across mediums. Instructor uses traditional oil paints without toxic solvents; no turpentine, turpenoid, gamsol, or any other odorless vapor-harmful liquid. 

Nov 21, 10 a.m.-1 p.m. Graphite Pencil Drawing with Carla Cebrelli
This is a comprehensive class that’s loaded with information about composition, shapes, angles, space and value. Learn how to start a drawing correctly by creating the right “foundation”. It leads to success every time! 

Nov. 24, 1-4 p.m. Acrylic Painting Tutorial with Julie Larsson
This is a beginner class - ALL SUPPLIES INCLUDED ! Now's the chance to learn about acrylic painting - and you'll go home with a completed painting!

Dec. 3, 10 a.m. - 3 p.m. Pet Pastels with Beverly Bradshaw
Learn how to make your pet look alive in pastels. The first hour will be a demonstration an Q&A, followed by four hours when she will help each student with their work. 

Dec. 10 & 17, 10 a.m - 2 p.m. Landscapes in Oil/Acrylic/Watercolor with Ed Sprafkin

This class has two sessions - you do NOT need to have taken any prior classes.  All levels.  
 
Dec. 15, 1-4 p.m. Acrylic Painting Tutorial with Julie Larsson
This is a beginner class - ALL SUPPLIES INCLUDED! Now's the chance to learn about acrylic painting - and you'll go home with a completed painting!

Dec. 18, 10 a.m. - 3 p.m. Spring Landscape with Beth Zink
Beth returns to Pebble Creek with the focus on beautiful sunsets that we are so blessed to be able to experience.  Beth has revamped her classes so that we can offer them at a lower fee.
ALL SUPPLIES INCLUDED!