Loretta Babak Demonstrates Painting April 18 in the Arkansas Craft Guild & Gallery

Loretta Babak will be demonstrating painting April 18 inside the Arkansas Craft Guild & Gallery, 104 E Main, Mountain View, where her art can be purchased. The 64th Annual Arkansas Folk Festival is April 17 and 18. Gallery hours are 10 to 5.

Her subject matter ranges from wildlife, natural scenery, and seascapes to pet portraits. She paints in oil, acrylic and watercolor on canvas, cedarwood, and on glass in reverse. Locally her best selling pieces are trout and turkeys painted on cedarwood.

This pooch is an example of a pet portrait Loretta did as a commission for Christmas.

Reverse glass painting is almost a dying art, yet she continues to enjoy this method, shown here of the "Red Dot Butterfly.'

Loretta has served as Vice President of the Arkansas Craft Guild for 3 years and is currently on the Board of Directors. She volunteers once a month as hostess of the Gallery, helping customers with their purchases, usually on a Friday or Saturday. Our Artist Roster includes more about Loretta.

Loretta maintains membership in the Mountain View Art Guild, Mid-Southern Watercolorists, the Palette Art League, American Women Artists, American Impressionist Society, as well as the Arkansas Craft Guild, which gives her the opportunity to participate in functions with like-minded people. She also participates in the Off the Beaten Path Studio Tour, coming Sept. 25-27, 2026. This popular event brings art lovers to her home studio as well as 23 other studios within 30 miles of Mountain View.