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May General Meeting

General Meetings, Information May 11, 2016

Hello Members!

Our May General meeting marks the end of our 2015-2016 season! Thank you to everyone for making this year such a great success!

Our May Meeting is on the 17th at Homewood Suites.
Meet & Greet starts at 6:30pm.
General Meeting starts at 7:00pm.

We hope to see everyone there!

Wrap Up for LHAA Spring 2016 Show and Competition

First of all, we would like to thank everyone who stepped up and helped with the show!  Without your help, we could not have a show.
Second, we were very happy to have many new faces at the show, as well as many returning familiar faces.  We had 125 entries from 35 artists!  The level of art work was very impressive as well.  We would like to thank our judge, Laurie Humble, for really taking the time during her walk through and giving such thorough feedback to our artists.
Finally, we would like to congratulate our ribbon winners!  Special kudos to our repeat Best of Show artist, Gridtiya Chotiwan, with her fabulous watercolor “Angels of Fire”.
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For those of you who ribboned in our Fall 2015 show and/or Spring 2016 show, you are eligible to enter your ribbon winners in the LSAG Convention Show to be held this summer July 29 and 30th at the Klein ISD Multipurpose Facility.  There you will be competing against the ribbon winners from the other leagues within the LSAG.  More information about the entry process will be forthcoming soon.

Demo Artist for May

Gwendolyn Plunkett, Encaustics

Houston-based contemporary artist Gwendolyn Plunkett, guided by instinct and intuition, uses various media—wax, oils, acrylics, paper, and found objects—to create abstract compositions that investigate notions of form, color, texture, and surface. Recently, Plunkett has been exploring frottage and other printmaking processes that do not require a press.
 
 Gwen works as an adjunct  professor for Lone Star College, Cy-Fair.  She earned her MFA at University of South Florida, and has a studio in the Heights.
 

Kingwood Public Library Art Changeout

We will be changing out the artwork at the Kingwood Public Library on Monday, May 16 at 10:30 a.m.  

Anyone who has art currently hanging should come prepared to take your work home.

Any members who have work that you would like to hang on the library wall should bring it in!

Your work should be ready to hang, and you should be prepared to create a label for it with such information as the title of the work, framed dimensions, your name and contact information, and price.

If you have helped us as a volunteer this season you are eligible to bring samples of your work to be displayed at the library for viewing by (and sale to) the public.  Helping to take down the previous art pieces and to hang the new ones counts as volunteering!  Volunteers – the library will be closed at that time, so be sure to use the back door.

LSAG (Lone Star Art Guild) Convention Update

Dates: Friday and Saturday, July 29 & 30
Location: Klein Multipurpose Facility in Spring.

Registration is tentatively scheduled to open in June. When we receive instructions and details we will pass them along to the membership.

LHAA is hosting the Convention this year with 3 other leagues: Livingston, Lufkin and Coldspring. We will need volunteers to help assist the Demo Artists during the convention. If you are willing, please let us know, lakehoustonart@gmail.com. Thank you for your help!

LHAA Meeting Cancelled

Information April 19, 2016

Due to the current weather and concern for more rain and flooding, LHAA is cancelling the meeting for tonight. If you know anyone who may not see this, please text, email or call them to let them know.

Be safe and stay dry!

 

Spring Art Show Reminder

Information April 19, 2016

The LHAA Spring Show and Competition is this Saturday!

I hope that you have gotten your entry in for the show.  If you have not, don’t despair.  Entries have been extended until Wednesday, April 20th to enter at the regular fee.

The absolute deadline is Wednesday, April 20th.  No exceptions!  No entries will be accepted after this date.

We will see you all at artwork check-in between 9:00 a.m. and 10:30 a.m. on Saturday, April 23rd, at which time you will drop off your artwork and pay your entry fees.  Public viewing is from 12:30 p.m. to 4:00 p.m.  The judge walk-through is at 2:00 p.m.  Artwork pick-up is at the conclusion of the show at 4:00 p.m.

See you on Saturday!

March Creative Challenge Winner

Information March 24, 2016

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Linda Dumas is the winner of our March Creative Challenge – Geometrics, The Shape of Things.  Well done!

April’s Creative Challenge will be:  Floral Splendor.

March General Meeting

Information March 9, 2016

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Our new year is flashing past too quickly. The Spring Show is just around the corner on April 23rd at the Kingwood Christian Church. I hope everyone is putting the finishing touches on your latest masterpieces! In order the help our Show Committee, please remember that all art work has to have a wire and be framed securely, and that you must have paid your dues before show entry. If you would like to help with set up or take down, please get in touch with Becky or Amy – they would appreciate any help you can give. There is a lot of hard work that goes into putting on the shows, so our membership needs to recognize the need to step up and help out when it’s possible. I will be doing the Demo for March, and need to remind you all to bring an electric or battery operated pencil sharpener. I will be demoing Colored Pencil Techniques and there will be audience participation. Come prepared to learn by doing this month!

General Meeting –

Tuesday, March 15, 2016
Homewood Suites
23320 Highway 59N
Kingwood, TX  77339
Social hour 6:30 – 7:00 p.m.
Meeting starts 7:00 p.m.

Creative Challenge – Meditations in Red

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Congratulations to Jenny Grigg as our Creative Challenge winner for February!

The Creative Challenge theme for March is:  Geometrics – The Shape of Things.

We want to give our members a say in determining our Creative Challenge theme.  So we will be asking for ideas to be submitted at the next meeting, with the final choice being made by a random draw.  We are looking forward to hearing your ideas!

February Demo – Hands-on Fiber Art

Thanks to Gika Rector for a terrific hands-on demo of fiber arts!  Everyone had fun, learned a lot and got to bring home a personal piece of fiber art!

Our Demo for March:  Debra Jones, Colored Pencils for Portraits

Debra studied fine art painting at the Baton Rouge Academy of Fine Arts. Shortly after school, she moved to Washington state where she painted and taught for 23 years. She taught art at the elementary and middle school levels for 10 years and opened her own art school where she taught privately for another 15 years before retiring and returning to Texas. Debra paints in most mediums, both wet and dry. When asked what her favorite is her answer is, “Whatever I’m working in at the time!” These days she mostly focuses on painting in Watercolor, Pastels and Colored Pencil. She is a firm believer that when it comes to art, we learn by doing and is open to any new experience in painting. She invites you to adopt her own personal motto – Don’t Be Afraid To Be Bold!!

The Demo will demonstrate the use of colored pencils for painting portraits. Several different techniques will be taught including Vertical Line, Scumbling and Burnishing. Emphasis will be on how to achieve smooth skin tones.  Colored pencil basics, layering and correction will also be covered. Please bring an electric or battery operated pencil sharpener and an extension cord and any colored pencils you have (she will provide pencils for those who don’t have pencils).

LHAA Spring Art Show Information

Our spring show and competition will be held on April 23, 2016 at Kingwood Christian Church, 3910 West Lake Houston Parkway, Kingwood.  The deadline for registration is Monday, April 18.  All entries must pre-register through the LSAG website.  Payment is made the day of the show during artwork check in.  If you are a new member and have not gotten an activation link to enter the show please contact Amy (Amy Conroy).

Please consider participating in our mini-masterpiece exhibit and sale by entering a 6 x 6 x 1.5 or 12 x 12 x 1.5 in any medium. Bring these to the show during artwork check in.  (This exhibit  is separate from  the show).  If you would like to purchase a 12 x 12 canvas please contact Becky (Rebecca Hall).

Please forward the LHAA poster to family and friends and/or share it on your Facebook page.  For more information about the show please refer to our Shows & Compeitions page.  If you still have questions contact Amy or Becky.