LHAA Judged Show and Competition – April 26, 2025 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, April 23, 2025 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.
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, 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, 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
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.
Demo Artist for May is Kristin Dumas – Colored Pencil
Come for our last meeting of the season to learn how Kristin Dumas creates her intricate designs using Ink and Colored Pencil.
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Also on Tuesday, May 21 – Paint-Out at Mercer Botanical Garden
Sheila Stoll will be at Mercer, teaching a drawing class. Come join her! The focus will be on sketching, contour, and gesture. Will meet at Mercer at 10:00 a.m., and continue our work until noon.
Creative Challenge
Don’t forget – the Creative Challenge theme for May is “Infinity”. Submissions are due at the May meeting, and the winner will receive an art gift certificate.
Art Changeout – Kingwood Public Library
On May 10 we switched out the artworks on display at Kingwood Public Library. Under the direction of Victoria Kirk and Elena and Richard Gonzales, we installed a brand new wall of beautiful art, as well as decorating the downstairs display case! The changeout was followed by lunch at Chachi’s in Town Center.
LSAG Summer Art Show
The LSAG Online Show will be on June 15, 2024. If you won a BOS, 1st, 2nd, 3rd, or First Honorable Mention in our Fall 2023 or Spring 2024 shows, you are eligible to enter those pieces in the show. You should have received your notification and instructions by now. If you have questions, please contact Amy Conroy at amymcleod.conroy@lakehoustonareaartists.
Another Art Display Opportunity
There will be another display of our art installed at St. Luke’s Methodist Church on Westheimer from July 1 to July 31. Details to follow.
Next Season
May is our last meeting of our 2023/24 season. Have a wonderful summer, but don’t forget us! Our new art season will begin with our general meeting on Tuesday, September 17, 2024! Make lots of art and bring some to share with us!
The Demo Artist for March is Mary Claire Moloney – Gouache and Sharpie
My art is a reflection of my travels. I want you to feel, if only for a moment, that you are with me in my adventures. Gouache is my current medium of choice, and I am equally comfortable working in oils and pastels. My main influences are Claude Monet, Vincent Van Gogh and particularly James Whistler’s paintings of Venice, Italy. I am a keen reader of their biographies and enjoy exploring the places where they lived and were inspired by. Brenham, Texas; Venice, Italy; and Kefalonia, Greece influence me with fabulous preserved architecture, gorgeous surrounding scenery and lovely residents.
Bachelor of Fine Arts Degree 16 Solo Shows Artwork Collections on 3 Continents Artist in Residence, 2017 – Venice, Italy Artist in Residence, 2018 – New Mexico, USA Artist in Residence, 2022 – Kefalonia, Greece Group Art Exhibits in: Michigan (2018), New Mexico (2018), Venice, Italy (2017) Solo Art Shows in Brenham, Texas (2018) and Brenham, Texas (2019) and Brenham Group Show (2020-2022) Juried Show – Taos, New Mexico Group Show (2020) Group Venice Show – 2023
M.C. Arts, Studio & Gallery 206 E. Alamo Brenham, Texas 77833 Find me on Instagram: MaryClaireMoloney Facebook: M.C. Arts, Inc. or Mary Claire Moloney
Kingwood Art Festival – Saturday, April 20, 2024
A reminder for those of you who volunteered for the upcoming Kingwood Arts Festival at Town Center: Our set-up time will be from 10 – 11 a.m. on April 20, with the festival opening at 11:00. Volunteers are asked to man our display tent in 2-hour shifts. If you aren’t sure when your shift is, contact us. Be sure to bring your small art works for display and sale! Tear-down will be at 6:00 p.m.
Spring 2024 Art Show and Competition
Remember that our Spring Art Show will be on Saturday, April 27, 2024. The judge for our show will be Cheryl Evans.
Dues Increase
After more than a decade of dues remaining unchanged, rising prices have forced us to increase our yearly membership dues from $40 to $50 ($55 if you pay by PayPal). Similarly, entry fees for our shows will go up from $8 per piece to $10 per piece ($12 per piece for participants who are LSAG members but not LHAA members). Student membership and entry fees will remain the same. This increase will take effect next September for the 2024-25 season. Entry fees for the upcoming show in April will stay the same.
Volunteers Needed
Our secretary and treasurer are in need of qualified people to serve as backup/assistants. Please let us know by email or at the meeting if you have an interest in helping them out.
Welcome to Lake Houston Area Artists, formerly known as Kingwood Art Society.
The Mission of the Lake Houston Area Artists is to encourage artistic development of local professional and amateur artists and cultivate an appreciation of the visual arts through education, exhibition and community outreach.
Our group offers art related opportunities for artists and art enthusiasts around the Lake Houston area, including Kingwood, Humble, Atascocita, Huffman, Crosby, Porter, New Caney and others.
Lake Houston Area Artists 