The Equal Opportunity Art Groupie

07/15/2026

Sorry for the terrible audio but I don’t edit or redo my videos. There’s what comes naturally and that’s I I have. Be well

04/08/2026

See you there!!

Take a closer look at the bold landscapes of Arizona icon Ed Mell. 🌵🎨

Join Dr. Mark Sublette for an engaging talk exploring the work and creative process of Ed Mell (1942–2024), whose vibrant colors and striking compositions captured the dramatic skies, desert life, and layered geology of the Colorado Plateau and Sonoran Desert.

Drawing from works currently on view in Ed Mell: In the Studio in PhxArt’s newly renovated James K. Ballinger Wing, this conversation offers rare insight into Mell’s oil studies and works on paper—many of which are being exhibited publicly for the first time.

📅 Wednesday, April 15
🕘 6:30–7:30 pm
📍 Singer Hall

🎟️ Included with Pay-What-You-Wish Wednesday | Space is limited. Reserve your spot: https://bit.ly/4cvfxmR

04/08/2026

I am HONORED!!

With Tucson Museum of Art and Historic Block – I'm on a streak! I've been a top fan for 3 months in a row. 🎉

04/08/2026

Let’s do this thang!

04/08/2026

Grab your paddles!

03/21/2026

Chihuly glass AND my heart, ma’am. 💔

Police say a man caused nearly a quarter of a million dollars in damage after breaking into Chihuly Garden and Glass and attacking security guards late Monda...

03/16/2026

It’s THE place to be March 28th and 29th

March 28 - 29th

03/15/2026

Tucson Museum of Art and Historic Block

Top Fan? Moi?!! You bet I am! The Tucson Museum of Art was my happy place well before I became a Docent. It’s cool in the summertime and there’s always something fun going on. Even if it’s just a little old me walking around looking at masterpieces! Oh and do NOT miss out on the Mexican Mocha at https://www.cafealacarttucson.com/

And if by some chance you end up in the area on a Monday or Tuesday, when the museum and cafe are closed, our surrounding area is filled with outdoor sculptures and murals that shouldn’t be missed. Then you can go to the Dandelion Café and have a coffee and one of their yummy pastries. They’re right around the corner. 

AboutCafé a la C'Art Located in the Tucson Museum of Art & Historic Block Courtyard Located in the historic 1865 Stevens House on the grounds of the Tucson Museum of Art, Café à la C’Art is a unique space with […]

03/15/2026

Well, WHAT an amazing couple of weeks! Life has been a 🌪️ so I’m just getting to posting but better late than never!

As a member of TMAs Western Art Patrons (WAP), a group I highly recommend you join, I attended a field trip to the Phoenix Art Museum. We made a bucket list stop at, of all places, Mr. Merrill Mahaffey‘s home and studio! You’d have thought I was meeting Elvis! I had to contain myself! He shared with us his charming home, processes, approaches and philosophies. I was starry eyed! Then, when we arrived at the Phoenix Art Museum, the Director was kind enough to welcome us and set us on our way to their café for a lovely lunch and THEN two of their wonderful Docents gave us tours of the Cara Romero exhibition and their western art collection. After a lively bus trip home, it was time to recoup and get ready for the next adventure.

There was an interior designer event at the Sculpture Tucson park located on Brandi Fenton Memorial Park. Rubbed elbows with some of the coolest cats in town! Really built up my excitement for the Sculpture Tucson event (March 27 through the 29th). If you haven’t gotten your premiere party tickets yet, you’d better grab them before they sell out. Saturday and Sunday is free admission and you’ll see work you won’t find anywhere else. I highly recommend using ink on your calendar for that weekend!

And then, of course there’s Second Sunday (aka Second SundAZe) at the Tucson Museum of Art. We had none other than Walter Piehl painting LIVE in our main entrance hall. What a trooper he was! He stood there for hours showing us how he creates his incredibly moving abstract western works! and of course, I jumped in for a photo with this charming cowboy! Then it was off to listen to one of my fellow Docent give her art talk. Every second Sunday, you will find us in the stonewall hall. I suggest you check the calendar for topics in and around town. Barbara did an amazing job of making us all feel joyful and also do a little deep thinking during her wonderful talk A Touch of Whimsy: Art That Makes Us Smile.

How do you too fill your calendar with this kind of excitement? Weeeeell, allow me to share. All you have to do is go to Visit Tucson, This is Tucson, the Tucson Museum of Art calendar of events or the Brandi Fenton Memorial Park website, and check out the happenings because if you blink, you’ll miss it!

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