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Fall 2024 Art Competition Winners

Information, Shows & Competitions January 14, 2025

We had our Fall 2024 Show and Competition on October 26, 2024. Listed below is the Best of Show recipient and the qualifying ribbon winners.

 Congratulations to you all!  Also a big thanks to all who came to and participated in the show.  Hopefully a good time was had by all and everyone learned and benefited from the critique and walk through with the judge.

We look forward to all of our members participating in the spring judged show and gallery show scheduled on April 26, 2025!

Best Of Show
“Sluggish Encounter”
Peggy Steup

Professional, Oil/Acrylic
First: Her Turn in the Limelight, Peggy Steup
Second: Let the Cabaret Begin, Peggy Steup
Third: Nice Tattoo!, Peggy Steup
First Honorable Mention: French Vineyard, Peggy Steup

Professional, Watercolor
First: City Garden, Peggy Steup
Second: Goose Harbor, Peggy Steup

Professional, Pastels
First: Banana Bench, Joel Salmons
Second: Fall Day at Turtle Point on the Guadalupe River, Joel Salmons
Third: Water Lilies Lions Park, Joel Salmons

Professional, Mixed Media
First: Primary Sweeps, Gregory Livingston
Second: Flora, Sheila Stoll
Third: Tempo 65, Sheila Stoll
First Honorable Mention: Sublime Resonance, Linda Hamilton

Professional, Studio Fine Craft
First: Spirit of Abundance, Linda Hamilton
Second: Date Night, Sheila Stoll
Third: Hip to be Square, Sheila Stoll
First Honorable Mention: The Watcher, Linda Hamilton

Semi-Professional, Oil/Acrylic
First: Purple Haze, Carol Showalter

Semi-Professional, Watercolor
First: Golden, Bonnie Butler

Semi-Professional, Drawing
First: Faithful Friend, Bonnie Butler

Semi-Professional, Mixed Media
 First: Flower Power, Carol Showalter

Non-Professional, Oil/Acrylic
First: Mountain Scene, David Kent
Second: Egret, Cathy Soberon
Third: Order of the Elk, Selena Kindig
First Honorable Mention: Eggplant, Cathy Soberon

Non-Professional, Drawing
First: Somebody’s Mother, Jennifer Cooper

Non-Professional, Mixed Media
First: Carlo, Gonzales

Non-Professional, Digital Art
First: Pink, Rebecca Hall
Second: Stripes, Rebecca Hall

Non-Professional, Studio Fine Craft
First: Heavenly Places, Linda Ezzell
Second: Fire and Ice, Linda Ezzell
Third: Still Water, Linda Ezzell

Middle School Student, Oil/Acrylic
First: Fields of Blue, Helen Stoll
Second: Miss Lavender, Helen Stoll
Third: Anonymous Figure, Emma Rodriguez
First Honorable Mention: Alien Nights, Emma Rodriguez

Grade School Student, Oil/Acrylic
First: One Fine Day, Charlie Haynes
Second: A Sunny Day, Elizabeth Haynes
Third: Pink Petals, Elizabeth Haynes

Grade School Student, Drawing
First: A Magical Pony Ride, Elizabeth Haynes

Grade School Student, Mixed Media
First: Space Cowboy, Charlie Haynes

Linda C. Dumas Scholarship Luncheon

Information, Scholarship December 14, 2024

On December 9, 2024, our group held its annual Scholarship Luncheon, now known as the Linda C. Dumas Scholarship. This year’s recipient was Victoria Munguia from Lone Star College. Victoria is a very promising young artist who shared with us a few of her excellent and powerful pieces. A very good time was had by all, and we wish our art scholar a long and successful art career!

November 2024 General Meeting

General Meetings, Information November 15, 2024

Our General Meeting for November Will be Tuesday, November 19, 2024

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

Demo Artist for November Will be Stacy Gresell – Found Object Art

 I love objects with multiple personalities- recognizable things that change when incorporated in a piece of artwork.  I see that in my work- where vintage & recycled or found objects suggest one thing while the image may suggest another.  I love how the layering of encaustic wax reflects the light differently depending on your viewpoint- like water and glass do.

I teach communication at a local community college where I encourage students to look at all sides of the story and I believe my artwork does the same.  I am largely a self-taught encaustic painter and I enjoy thinking about the whole piece- the frames in my work, all handmade by me, are usually recycled from some former life and integral to the piece.  I have experience with a wide range of artistic mediums:  lampwork glass, stained glass, oil, acrylic & watercolor painting, jewelry making, silver smithing, sewing, and leather work? and they all end up in a painting at some point.  I teach encaustic classes and work out of my studio in down town Houston in the Sawyer Yards Complex (one of the largest art communities in the US)  -Winter Street Studios A4 which is open for visitors the 2nd Saturday of every month. 

Creative Challenge – Patterns

Don’t forget – Your interpretations on the theme “Patterns” are due this meeting. Attendees will vote on the winner. And a new theme will be announced for the next challenge!

Art Show on Saturday

Our 2024 Fall Art Show and Competition is Saturday, November 16. Entries should already be in, but do remember to bring any art pieces you would like to share with us to display in the Community Art Gallery. No pre-registration necessary, and 3D art is accepted as well as 2D.

October 2024 General Meeting

Creative Challenge, General Meetings, Information October 10, 2024

Our General Meeting for October Will be on Tuesday, October 15, 2024

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

Our Demo Artist for October Will Be: Gretchen Sparks – Oil Pastel on Sandpaper

Gretchen worked as a geologist after earning her Bachelors and Master’s in Geology. Since 2015, she has been participating in juried art competitions, often featuring her experience and appreciation for geology and biology in her work. She works in acrylic, ceramic, chalk pastel, and oil pastel on sandpaper.

“I am incorporating the techniques I developed doing field Geology into my art. My art comes from the direct result of my physical involvement with the landscape (field work) interpreted in the studio (lab work). I strive to move past what is observed in the landscape – to lose the feeling of place – and to use my art to translate the landscape into a narrative or anecdote for others. The landscape, correctly interpreted, will make the soul flow. My goal is to bring the artist into the landscape without abandoning the perception of the scientist.”

Upcoming Events:

Crafting Day, Friday, October 18 at Linda Hamilton’s home. Meet at 11:00 a.m. Plan to sit, chat, and work on either personal projects or follow along with what Linda is doing. Interested parties can email Linda at: bklham26@gmail.com for the address.

Paint Out at the Houston Zoo – Tuesday, October 22. Meet at the zoo entrance at 10:00 a.m. Sign-ups will be offered at this meeting.

Sip, Sketch and Stitch at Starbucks – Thursday, October 24. Meet at the Starbucks on Green Oaks in Kingwood at 6:30 p.m. Bring your sketching, doodling, or travel-friendly yarn work for a chatty evening over coffee, tea or soda at Starbucks. A small Halloween still-life will be set up. Open to all.

Art in the Garden at Mercer – Tuesday, November 5. This event will be about Gyotaku (Fish Printing) with Greg Livingston. Meet at 10:00 a.m. at Mercer Arboretum, Main Building Classroom.

Fall 2024 Art Show and Competition – Saturday, November 16 at the Kingwood Community Center. Check-in of artwork from 9:00 a.m. to 10:30 a.m. Public reception and liver art demonstrations from 12:30 to 3:30 p.m. Artwork pickup starts at 3:30 p.m. Deadline for registration is midnight, Wednesday, November 13.

Community Challenge submissions will be due at our November General Meeting on Tuesday, November 19. Reminder: the theme this time is Pattern.

Fall 2024 Art Show and Competition

Information, Shows & Competitions October 9, 2024

SHOW PROSPECTUS

LHAA Judged Show and Competition – November 16, 2024
Kingwood Community Center, 4102 Rustic Woods Drive, Kingwood, TX 77345

SCHEDULE OF EVENTS:
Artwork Check In:  9:00 am – 10:30 am (show entry fee payment due at art work check in, cash and check only)
Judging:  11:00 am – 12:30 pm (Judge and Judge support team only)
Artists in Action:  12:30 pm – 1:30 pm (live art demonstrations)
Public Viewing and Reception:  12:30 pm – 3:30 pm
Judge Introduction, Best of Show Award Presented, Judge Critique and Walk Through:  2:00 pm
Artwork Pick Up/Show Take Down:  3:30 pm

Show Entries Accepted through midnight:  Wednesday, November 13, 2024

All artists MUST pre-register on the LSAG database at lsag.wspub.com, no walk ins

ENTRY FEES (PER ENTRY): (No refunds for entries entered but not received)
LHAA members:  $10.00
LSAG members:  $12.00
School Students:  $2.00
Late Entries:  N/A, no late entries accepted

Please go to LakeHoustonAreaArtists.com for Online Registration Instructions, Divisions and Categories and Show Rules.