Category Archives: Shows & Competitions

Texas Artist Wine Label Competition

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Messina Hof Winery & Resort (Bryan, Texas) is currently accepting entries for their 27th annual Texas Artist Wine Label Competition!  This year’s theme is “Celebration!”, which highlights Messina Hof’s 40th anniversary.  The Wine Label Competition is a center point of the annual Wine & Roses Festival, which brings visitors from across the state to enjoy Texas wine, live music, art, and to vote for the winner of the Wine Label Competition.  The winner will have their artwork featured on a new Messina Hof bottle of wine!

Entry deadline is March 3rd.  For more information about the contest, visit Messina Hof’s website

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Congratulations to the
2016 Wine Label Competition winner, Laura Whitlock!
Here she is pictured
with her winning piece,
“The Fox and his Lute.”

 

 

Get your artwork on a bottle of wine!

Spring Art Show and Competition

For all Members!

Here is information for all artists interested in entering and/or attending our Spring Art Show and Competition.  Please note the date:  April 8, 2017.

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Feel free to copy the above poster and distribute it throughout the area.  Many businesses will allow you to post the information in their windows.  Post it on your Facebook page!  Let everyone know!  You are our advertisers!

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Spring Show & Competition – April 2016

Our Spring Show & Competition is coming up in April

Saturday, April 23, 2016
Kingwood Christian Church
3910 West Lake Houston Parkway, Kingwood, TX 77339

Schedule of Events:

Friday, April 22, 2016

Panel Pick up from storage:  5:00 pm – 6:00 pm
Panel set up at KCC:  6:00 pm – 7:00 pm

Saturday, April 23, 2016

Artwork Check-in: 9 am-10:30 am
Judging: 11:00pm – 12:30 pm (Judge and support team only)
Public Viewing and Reception: 12:30 pm – 4 pm
Judge Intro, Best of Show Award, Judge Critique and Walk Through: 2 pm
Artwork Pick up/Show Take Down: 4 pm

Deadline for Show Entries:

Monday, April 18, 2016
Late Entries accepted through Wednesday, April 20, 2016
All Artists MUST pre-register through the LSAG website, no walk-ins accepted.
Entry fees are due at the Artwork Check In.  Cash or check is acceptable.

Entry Fees (per entry):

LHAA Members: $8.00
LSAG Members: $10.00
School Students: $2.00
Late Entries: $10.00
No refunds for entries entered but not received.

Meet our Judge!

Laurie-HumbleLaurie Humble is the author of the best-selling North Light book, Watercolor Depth and Realism. Her works have appeared in more than Fifty National and International Exhibitions garnering numerous awards. She holds signature memberships in nine art and watercolor societies and a Bachelor of Fine Arts Degree from Texas State University.

Her work was the subject of a feature article, in American Artist Magazine, and has appeared in Southwest Art, and International Artist. Laurie’s work appeared on the cover of the October 2008 issue of Watercolor Artist, accompanied by a feature article. Her work is included in the book, Splash 10, a North Light publication, as well as the F & W media 2009 calendar.

Her works in both watercolor and oil, are included in private and permanent collections across the country.

Registration

If you would like to compete, here are the instructions for the Registration.
NOTE: You MUST register to compete. No Walk-ins will be accepted.

Show Rules

Show Rules – Read this to acquaint yourself with the rules.

Picking a Division & Category

Divisions & Categories – Read this to determine your Division and Categories.

Promotion

If you would like to print out high resolution poster for the show, you can download a copy here.

LHAA Poster Spring 2016

Permission to use Images

Please Note: Submission of an entry and/or entries to LHAA’s art show grants show administrators the right to use images of those entries for purposes of publicizing the LHAA Art Show.  If you do not wish to have your images used please notify a show administrator.

September General Meeting

Welcome back, artists!  

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Another Summer season is in the books and it’s time again to get together for demos to motivate, fellow artists to inspire us, and the fun of socializing with other members. We have another great year lined up with lots of exciting artist demos, paint outs, and opportunities to hang our work in Art Shows. The Fall Show is a little earlier this year, so get busy finishing up your latest masterpieces!! The Fall Show will be October 24th at the Kingwood Christian Church. Our first meeting is Tuesday, Sept. 15, 6:30pm Meet & Greet, 7:00pm Meeting. It will be an Open House style gathering again with several artists doing demos at once with time to walk around and visit with the new and old members. This is the perfect opportunity to invite or bring someone new!! Our meeting location is the Homewood Suites Hotel, 23320 Hwy 59N. Looking forward to seeing you all there.

Our first meeting of the new art season is scheduled for Tuesday, September 15, 2015

Hospitality: 6:30 p.m.
Meeting:  7:00 p.m.

Our location as last year, will be:
Homewood Suites
23320 Hwy 59N
Kingwood, TX  77339

The Homewood Suites are located just north of Kingwood Drive between Loop 494 and the 59 N access road. ALL levels are art ability and experience are welcomed. School students, adult students, non-professional, semi-professional and profession levels are available for competition and shows.

This first meeting will feature an open-house format,
with several members giving demos:

  • Vanita Doyle: Zentangle, incorporated into a small painting.
  • Linda Dumas:  Black & White plus a surprise.
    This 4-inch square is non-threatening when black, and a great way to warm up.
  • Kristin Dumas:  Acrylic paint pulling techniques.

Mark the date!

General Meeting Schedule for our 2015-2016 season:

  • October 20, 2015: Linda Dellandre demonstrates Pastels
  • November 17, 2015: Mark Stewart shows working with watercolor
  • December 8, 2015: will be the scholarship dinner with time and place to be announced
  • January 19, 2016: Daniel Elliott shows how to work improvisationally with oil paints
  • February 16, 2016: Gina Rector leads a demo of fiber art with member participation
  • March 16, 2016: Debra Jones shows pastels in another direction
  • April 19, 2016: Shelly Porter will demonstrate abstract watercolor/acrylics
  • May 17, 2016: Amanda Armisteat Pecjacek will show working with mixed media

Our Fall Show & Competition this year will take place on October 24, 2015.

Location:
Kingwood Christian Church
3910 W. Lake Houston Pkwy
Kingwood, TX  77339

Further details to follow.

This year’s Christmas Scholarship Dinner will be on December 8, 2015 at 3.00 p.m.

Location:
Chimichurri’s South American Grill
1660 W. Lake Houston Pkwy.
Kingwood, TX  77339

Membership Information

Click here for information about becoming a member.

Come join us for another creative year!

Summer News

LHAA is on summer holiday, but we have a few notices for you before we break.

LSAG Convention

Registration for LSAG has begun. If you qualify please visit the LSAG website to enter.

September Meeting

Our September General Meeting is schedule for September 15th, 2015.

Our meeting location remains the same:

Homewood Suites
23320 Hwy 59N
Kingwood, TX
77339

We are looking for members to do a quick demo at your own table, for our Sept. Open House Meeting.  Nothing fancy, you can show a technique you like, or just sit and draw, or paint, or do a craft for others to walk by and look and ask you questions.  We’d like 4 or 5 members to participate to make it bigger and better than last year.  Contact Carol Showalter or Vanita Doyle with any questions or to volunteer.  Friends could do it together.

email: Carol Showalter
email: Vanita Doyle

Enjoy your summer vacation, and create lots of art!