Anthony Beal is the featured artist during June at Aquafit Activities Center. With interests spanning teaching, art, wood burning, theater support, and stage building, Anthony brings a wide range of creative influences to his work. His artistic style often leans toward graphic arts and classic movie-poster aesthetics, featuring bold colors, sharp contrasts, and an abundance of imagination. Dynamic and engaging, Anthony’s artwork is best experienced in person.
Raini Armstrong is featured during June at Desert Hills Presbyterian Church in Yucca Valley with a smaller works selection, things 11×14 and smaller. Loving watercolor above all other mediums, Raini has built an extensive collection of small creations through her frequent watercolor workshops and countless hours of experimentation. Many of these pieces began simply as explorations of the medium, created with no particular goal in mind other than the joy of painting.
Show your support by visiting these venues and enjoying beautiful creations! For more information about these venues, visit the Schedule page. For more information about these artists visit the Members page and search for their name.
Welcome to Chaparral Artists
We are an art organization in the Morongo Basin that exists to support artists. Chaparral Artists started as a group of friends that wanted to assist the local theater, later separating into the Chaparral Artists organization. In 2013 we were granted 501(c)3 status with a strong goal of supporting art culture and providing youth art opportunities in the area.
Our CURRENT Featured Artists!
Anthony Beal is the featured artist during June at Aquafit Activities Center. With interests spanning teaching, art, wood burning, theater support, and stage building, Anthony brings a wide range of creative influences to his work. His artistic style often leans toward graphic arts and classic movie-poster aesthetics, featuring bold colors, sharp contrasts, and an abundance of imagination. Dynamic and engaging, Anthony’s artwork is best experienced in person.
Raini Armstrong is featured during June at Desert Hills Presbyterian Church in Yucca Valley with a smaller works selection, things 11×14 and smaller. Loving watercolor above all other mediums, Raini has built an extensive collection of small creations through her frequent watercolor workshops and countless hours of experimentation. Many of these pieces began simply as explorations of the medium, created with no particular goal in mind other than the joy of painting.
Show your support by visiting these venues and enjoying beautiful creations! For more information about these venues, visit the Schedule page. For more information about these artists visit the Members page and search for their name.
Our NEXT Meeting
June 8 (1pm)
HDA (Hi-Desert Artists)
55635 29 Palms Highway, Yucca Valley
Let’s keep gathering together with art questions and art announcements and art activities in mind! We will enjoy a couple hours together as we share the latest organization paperwork (calendar, exhibit printouts, exhibit schedules, meeting schedules, etc.) AND we will be playing around with a small activity to get those ideas flowing regarding creativity set to music – the act of creating art to fit specific songs or albums. What wonders come from such experimentation!
ALL visitors interested in finding out more about the group are welcome to attend any of our general and quarterly meetings!
Our NEXT Exhibit
Intake Day 1 = Thursday, June 11 (4:30-6pm)
Intake Day 2 = Friday, June 12 (12:30-2pm)
Rainbow Stew
55509 29 Palms Hwy, Yucca Valley
Our next exhibit, Looking DOWN, is just around the corner! Artists are invited to begin preparing work inspired by the theme, which encourages creative exploration of subjects viewed from below eye level, overlooked details, textures, shadows, patterns, and unique perspectives.
All artists are welcome to submit entries. Participation is open to members of Chaparral Artists, so if you are not yet a member, now is the perfect time to join and become part of our vibrant artistic community.
Our NEXT Reception
June 20 (4-6pm)
Rainbow Stew
55509 29 Palms Hwy, Yucca Valley
We encourage all participating creatives to attend the receptions they are part of, so they can celebrate their accomplishments, engage with the community, and support fellow artists.
Our NEXT Chaparral Outing
🌵🎨 Chaparral Artists Late Spring Outings 🎨🌵
At this time, no outings are scheduled. With gas prices remaining high and temperatures continuing to climb, we are hesitant to commit to destinations too far from the High Desert, where many of our members reside.
That said, we’d love to hear your ideas! If there is a location, event, or destination you’d enjoy visiting as a group, please share your thoughts by emailing the art group. Carpooling can help reduce travel costs, but we need enough interested participants to make group travel practical and enjoyable.
Let us know where you’d like to go—we’re always open to suggestions!
Upcoming Workshop (2026) !!!
Get excited — Chaparral Artists has a few fun and creative workshops quietly taking shape behind the scenes! While nothing is officially scheduled just yet, here’s a little sneak peek by medium: oil pastel introductions, painting on glass, and watercolor minis may all be coming your way soon.
As always, we try to keep workshops affordable whenever Chaparral Artists is providing materials, though a small supply fee may apply when paints or specialty items need to be purchased. To keep things friendly, relaxed, and hands-on, we also prefer smaller workshop groups of no more than 15 participants.
And one more thing — if YOU, or someone you know, would enjoy leading one of these welcoming creative workshops, we would love to hear from you!