Lake Houston Area Artists

The Prez Sez

Show Time!! The Show must go on. There’s No Business Like Show Business!! Obviously, I’m excited about this month’s upcoming art show, on November 15th! I hope everyone will be able to easily enter your pieces on the computer. If you know a member who’s having difficulty please try to help them as well. All the information for the show is on the website and can easily to downloaded and printed out for entry. I hope everyone is keeping up with the group through the website. Kristin and Kelly have done an outstanding job of putting it together and now the Newsletter has also been incorporated into the website. So if you have a question about the next meeting date, need show info, want to see pictures of the winners of the Monthly Challenge or any other questions about our group, please check the website. If you will click on the Follow button, you’ll receive an email letting you know that new things have been added. The website is now a great tool to help all the members keep up to date with what’s happening. Be sure you check it out –  LakeHoustonAreaArtists.com

Art Show & Competition, November 15th

Visit the Shows & Comeptitions page which contains information you’ll need to enter the show.

Demo for November, Deborah Hill using Mixed Media

Deborah Hill is a professional artist using water soluble art materials, collage and found objects interchangeably in her work. She paints imaginative images that are distinct and inventive yet immediately recognizable. Her assemblage/bricolage sculpture reflects the same esthetic and attention to subtle detail.

Visit her website to learn more about her and to see more of her artwork.

Creative Challenge

Don’t forget to create something for the creative challenge this month. The topic is “Pumpkin Patched”.

October Meeting recap

Thank you everyone for coming to the October Meeting. Bob Shepherd gave a great demo, and we had lots of Show and Tell and Creative Challenge entries! Lots of fun! Here are some photos from the meeting:

Show & Tell

Show & Tell

Show & Tell

General Meeting

General Meeting

Bob Shepherd

Bob Shepherd

Bob Shepherd

Bob Shepherd

Creative Challenge Entries

Our December Meeting is our annual Holiday Dinner where we gather for good food and present our LHAA Student Art Scholarship. Last year’s event at Cafe du Bois was a huge hit, so we are going to have our dinner there again this year!

Our Holiday Dinner will take place at Cafe du Bois in Kingwood on December 9, at 7pm!

You will need to RSVP and pay for your seat/dinner at the next general meeting on November 18. The cost is $25. If you cannot make the November Meeting, but would like to attend the Holiday Dinner, please contact Randi Barrett.

You choices for your dinner are:

Starter: Choice of one

Cup of Soup – Mushroom, Chicken & Sausage Gumbo or Soup du Jour (unknown at this time)
Petite Salad – Pear & Danish Blue salad – Baby field greens with fresh pears, crumbled Danish
Blue, roasted pecans & our blueberry port dressing or Mango/Avocado salad – Baby field greens with avocado, mango, tomato and Feta cheese, served with oriental sweet chili vinaigrette

Entrees: Choice of one

Bacon Cheeseburger Balls over a bed of linguine pasta in an Alfredo sauce
Honey Grilled Shrimp over a bed of rice with mixed vegetables
Steak Tips Diane with roasted potatoes and mixed vegetables
Chicken Chardonnay – airline cut of chicken in a creamy chardonnay sauce served with rice and mixed vegetables

Drinks:

Price includes iced water, iced tea and coffee.

Sodas and alcoholic beverages may be purchased for an additional cost. Sodas are $2.00 with unlimited refills and beer is $4.00.

We can offer our house wines or house champagne at $6.00 per glass.

B. Carlos Cabernet Sauvignon (Argentina)
B. Carlos Malbec (Argentina)
B. Carlos Shiraz (Argentina)
Ceviche Sauvignon Blanc (California)
Estrada Creek Chardonnay (California)
Tiamo Prosecco (Italy)

The Prez Sez…

Ghost, Goblins and Princesses oh my!!! The holiday season is fast approaching with Halloween being the beginning and that means our first show is right around the corner. I hope everyone is busy finishing up on their entries for the November show which will be Nov. 15th at Homewood Suites. We are hoping for record entries this year so get busy in the studio!! I think the new show venue will give our art work more exposure to the public which could lead to more sales.

At the beginning of our new year, I need to remind all members to get their dues to Linda Achard as soon as possible. Your dues ensure you are eligible to enter the shows, hang your artwork at the library and Café du Bois and continuing attendance at the general meetings. It also helps Linda with the bookkeeping so please bring your check to this month’s meeting or mail it to her this week.

Our meeting is Oct. 21st and I’m looking forward to seeing you all there.

Demo for October

Bob Shepherd,”Shep” will demo “Paint Like A Venetian”, using Old Masters technique.You can see his artwork on his website, Portraits by Shep, and also sign up to follow his blog.

Creative Challenge

Don’t forget to create something for the creative challenge this month. The topic is “Autumn Impressions”.

September Meeting recap

Our first meeting of the year was a great success! We had demonstrations by two of our own artists, Linda Dumas and Vanita Doyle, as well as a community painting, Show & Tell and a Creative Challenge. Welcome to all of our returning and new members!

Thank you to everyone who was able to join, and we hope to see you at the October Meeting!

Photos of our September Meeting

Our first meeting will take place on September 16, 2014

Hospitality: 6:30 pm, Meeting: 7:00 pm

Please note that our meeting place has changed!

Our Meetings will now be held at:
Homewood Suites
23320 Hwy 59N
Kingwood, TX
77339

We will kick off our 2014-2015 season with Show & Tell, our first Creative Challenge for the year and Demonstrations by many of our fellow members including:

Vanita Doyle – Watercolor Pencils
Linda Dumas – Acrylics
Carol Poe – Clay Works

The Creative Challenge for our first meeting is:

“A Page from your Sketchbook” or “What did you do during summer vacation?”

Bring your creations and let’s see who wins!

LHAA is getting ready for a great year and we hope that you will join us! Our first meeting of the season will include Show & Tell, the first Creative Challenge for the year and Demonstrations by many of our fellow members.

Our first meeting will be on September 16, 2014

Hospitality: 6:30 pm, Meeting: 7:00 pm

Please note that our meeting place has changed!

Our Meetings are held at:
Homewood Suites
23320 Hwy 59N
Kingwood, TX
77339

The Creative Challenge for our first meeting is:

“A Page from your Sketchbook” or “What did you do during summer vacation?”

Bring your creations and let’s see who wins!