Lake Houston Area Artists

Membership Dues Needed by December 15!!

If you have not yet paid your dues for this season, please bring your money or check to November’s general meeting!  We urgently need to submit an up-to-date membership list to Lone Star Art Guild very soon.  If LSAG does not receive a list from us, our group may cease to exist in their eyes, and we will not be able to submit art to (or attend) the annual LSAG Convention.  The deadline is December 15.  Do not wait for the December meeting; there is no December meeting.

Dues are $40 for adults, $10 for students.  If you click on “Membership Information” at the top of our web page and scroll down to the bottom, you should be able to download and print a membership form to fill out.  If you need to mail in your dues, send your check to “Lake Houston Area Artists” to:

Lake Houston Area Artists
P.O. Box 6681
Kingwood, TX 77325

Exciting News

We may be able to exhibit our art at Kingwood Medical Center in the Rehab Unit and/or at Webb Gallery!  Our board is in contact with both locations, and representatives from these place have been invited to attend our November meeting.  All members who have artwork they would like to display (and offer for sale) are invited to bring samples to the meeting.

Go Fund Me Campaign

We still need contributions to our Go Fund Me campaign!  We have some donations already, but are still far short of our goal.  Here is the link to click on to donate:

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October Meeting Demo – Doug Hiser

All members who attended the October meeting enjoyed a very entertaining and informative presentation by Doug Hiser, who gave us much insight into his creative process and his tremendous experience collecting wildlife images from all over the world!  Thank you, Doug!

November General Meeting – Tuesday, November 21, 2017

Our general meeting will be at:

Homewood Suites
23320 Hwy 59N
Kingwood, TX  77339
6:30pm Meet & Greet
7:00pm Meeting & Demo

November Demo Artist – Ron Gordon

Born in Memphis Tennessee, raised in rural Mississippi, Ronald Mark Gordon is keenly aware of his southern heritage. The organic and cultural influences of “sense of place” are evident upon meeting him or viewing his paintings. The artist believes that; “All art, from primitive drawing to the most esoteric contemporary form, exists to tell stories. Viewed on a cave or gallery wall, educating or entertaining, inspiring or provocative, the language chosen effects the telling.” “I am a story teller. The people who encourage, promote, view the work, critique, and give their patronage are participants with me. Speaking to their eyes is my privilege.” Gordon holds a BFA from the University of Southern Mississippi and completed graduate hours toward a MED in Art Education. Gordon taught Public School Art in Saginaw Michigan for three years and has worked in a variety of educational programs from pre-school to adult education as an art, photography and crafts instructor. Ron Gordon moved to Houston Texas in 1979 to accept a position as a Graphic Artist and to raise his family. Over the next several years he would work as a Free Lance Graphic Artist and Illustrator for Oil and Petro-Engineering firms. In 1986, Gordon, answered another calling and entered the ministry. He served as Head Master of a Christian Academy and as an Associate to the Senior Pastor. When Ron resigned from the Academy after ten years, he was uncertain of his future, but, certain of his faith and that he would paint again. Art projects began to ”come his way” almost immediately after leaving the Academy. In the spring of 1998 he was awarded a large contract with the Houston Zoo to do the murals for the remodeled Bird House. Upon the successful completion of this huge task, Gordon returned to painting as a muralist and studio artist. The following year he would paint the Koala Exhibit murals. Ron has a studio in the warehouse district in Houston and works with designers, corporate, and private clients on commissions.

General Meeting – Tuesday, October 17

Homewood Suites
23320 Hwy 59N
Kingwood, TX  77339
6:30pm Meet & Greet
7:00pm Meeting & Demo

Yearly Dues are Due

Anyone who has not yet paid dues for this season, please bring them to this meeting!  We need an accurate count of how many active members we have this year – very soon!  Yearly fee is $40 for adults and $10 for students.  We would love to see some more young faces at our meetings and at our shows.

New Art Panels Needed

Members, we are asking for whatever help you can offer.  We have lost all our art panels, which we need for displaying art work at our art shows.  We had approximately 50 panels, and they have all been damaged by the flood waters.  Each show used from 30-40 panels, and they cost at least $100 each to replace.  We have started a Go Fund Me campaign to raise the money we need.  Spread the word!

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October Demo Artist – Doug Hiser

Doug Hiser readily admits his life resembles a cartoon: funny, and exciting with many “Coyote falls off the cliff and lands in a puff of dust at the bottom” vignettes. A fitting description for this character of a man, Hiser fashions himself a modern day Tarzan. Living in a suburban jungle on the banks of a bayou in Dickinson, Texas, Hiser is a master at traversing the wilds and wrapping it all up in a renaissance of creativity meant to inspire a closer look at the world around us.

Entering his first art show in 1980 (which won a Best of Show), Hiser took a different course as life intervened and artistic pursuits were put on hold as he worked at the Texas City Post Office (1978 to 2004), got married and had children.

To satisfy his artistic passions, Hiser enrolled in the Humanities program at University of Houston Clear Lake and graduated in 1996 as Student of the Year with a degree in Applied Design and Visual Art. At the time of his enrollment, he was a master at pencil and ink and was thrilled at the introduction to color, collage, sculpture, and exploration. With a repertoire of pieces that ranged from his own style of “Elaborism” (the illumination of wildlife art), Hiser dabbled in surrealism and hyper-abstraction, learning a variety of different mediums before developing skills in watercolor.

Besides creating visual art, Doug has also written some award winning books.

“I love wildlife and have traveled the globe in search of wild art. My books will touch your heart while my art will show you the amazing colors of animal life on our planet.”

Sensitive and imaginative, Hiser creates paintings to convey an awareness of the world around us, captures the magic that we should never lose in nature and writes stories that bring it to life. His unique paintings and exotic words are thrilling and the emotions he instills hang around long after the ink has faded.