Elko County Art Club

09/30/2026

Basin To Range Exchange
Art Appreciation Project.
Artist Marney Ward.
Essence of Rose III, watercolour, full sheet (21 x 29"). My third painting of my favorite rose, Royal Sunset, a climber. At its peak, this rose has close to 100 blooms on it! I planted it 25 years ago and most of its blooms are too tall for the deer to reach. The first two Essence of Rose paintings were a more delicate, intimate, close-up view of this rose, this painting is much bolder and focuses on all the different colours that can be seen within just one rose. I also include a much deeper coloured rose behind. I have a bouquet in my house now where each of 6 roses is a slightly different colour, from orange to coral to pale pink to deep pink, and one is even golden. I wanted a more vibrant painting this time, so I used deep, cool colours for the background, and stronger colours in the main rose, though of course I included luminous passages, where the sunlight streams through the petals. I think I put this vase with two flowers on the windowsill to get the backlit photos. Because the background rose is younger and has denser petals, which don’t allow the sun to pe*****te as easily, it is a very deep orange. This painting has a different, more vibrant mood than the two previous versions of this rose, I think it captures the exhilarating feeling I have when I see the richness and depth of colour a single rose can hold, along with the magnificent fragrance I attempt to portray with some of the little dots of light in the air.

Essence of Rose III, watercolour, full sheet (21 x 29"). My third painting of my favorite rose, Royal Sunset, a climber. At its peak, this rose has close to 100 blooms on it! I planted it 25 years ago and most of its blooms are too tall for the deer to reach. The first two Essence of Rose paintings were a more delicate, intimate, close-up view of this rose, this painting is much bolder and focuses on all the different colours that can be seen within just one rose. I also include a much deeper coloured rose behind. I have a bouquet in my house now where each of 6 roses is a slightly different colour, from orange to coral to pale pink to deep pink, and one is even golden. I wanted a more vibrant painting this time, so I used deep, cool colours for the background, and stronger colours in the main rose, though of course I included luminous passages, where the sunlight streams through the petals. I think I put this vase with two flowers on the windowsill to get the backlit photos. Because the background rose is younger and has denser petals, which don’t allow the sun to pe*****te as easily, it is a very deep orange. This painting has a different, more vibrant mood than the two previous versions of this rose, I think it captures the exhilarating feeling I have when I see the richness and depth of colour a single rose can hold, along with the magnificent fragrance I attempt to portray with some of the little dots of light in the air.

09/26/2026

Did someone say Textile Art? Come see the incredible works of Amber Manzo-Huff featured at the Elko Art Club Gallery downtown through the month of October.
Meet the artist during the public reception on October 2, 4-6pm.

09/14/2026

Basin To Range Exchange
Art Appreciation project.
Artist Marney Ward.
A Burst of Blue, watercolour, full sheet. My most recent painting of Himalayan Blue Poppies. It is sold, but I do have giclee prints available, check out the Prints page of my website, www.marneyward.com I usually paint blue poppies with a darker background, but this time I thought I'd try it with a lighter, more expansive background, which also picks up on the yellow center. I also wanted to incorporate some of the lovely hairy buds and some leaves and stems, which I can't do in a more close-up painting. I included some orbs of light but made them mostly yellow, to float the flower in the air a bit. The darker blue orbs in the top left were needed to bring out the luminosity of that upper petal. I love the way one stem has a cluster of buds which emerge on their own curved stems, more or less one at a time. And the pink prickles on the buds were just delightful. Even the leaves have little prickles! Finally, that bit of pink in the center of the flower comes from the back of the flower, where there is a white circle around the stem, and then a pink circle around that, which leaves a pink glow on the white filaments. The hairy green pistil becomes the seed pod once the petals drop.
Marney Ward - Artist

A Burst of Blue, watercolour, full sheet (21 x 29"). My most recent painting of Himalayan Blue Poppies. It is sold, but I do have giclee prints available, check out the Prints page of my website, www.marneyward.com. I usually paint blue poppies with a darker background, but this time I thought I'd try it with a lighter, more expansive background, which also picks up on the yellow center. I also wanted to incorporate some of the lovely hairy buds and some leaves and stems, which I can't do in a more close-up painting. I included some orbs of light but made them mostly yellow, to float the flower in the air a bit. The darker blue orbs in the top left were needed to bring out the luminosity of that upper petal. I love the way one stem has a cluster of buds which emerge on their own curved stems, more or less one at a time. And the pink prickles on the buds were just delightful. Even the leaves have little prickles! Finally, that bit of pink in the center of the flower comes from the back of the flower, where there is a white circle around the stem, and then a pink circle around that, which leaves a pink glow on the white filaments. The hairy green pistil becomes the seed pod once the petals drop.

09/05/2026

Make your summer a little more colorful with public art across northern Nevada. 🎨☀️From vibrant murals to unique public installations, our communities are filled with artwork that shares stories, celebrates creativity, and brings neighborhoods to life.
Whether you’re taking a walk exploring a new area, or looking for a fun summer activity, discover the incredible art waiting to be found throughout northern Nevada and beyond.

09/01/2026

See the art and meet the artist!
Our talented local spring creek artist, Tracy Brandt will be showing a collection of oil paintings at the ArtClub through September.

Come for our artist reception on Sept. 4th 4-6PM.

08/14/2026

Hot out of the Kiln!
For those of you who made flower press ceramic ornaments at Art in the Park, they are ready for pickup.

Stop by the Elko County Art Club shop downtown Elko, 407 Railroad St.