April 2025 General Meeting

Artwork Displays, General Meetings, Information April 8, 2025

Our General Meeting for April Will Be on Tuesday, April 15, 2025

Meeting Place:
     Homewood Suites
     23320 Hwy 59N
     Kingwood, TX 77339
     6:30 – 8:30 pm Meet & Greet

April’s Demo Artist: Holly Nowak – Textured Layering in Paintings

Holly Nowak is a Texas artist who creates in oil, acrylics, watercolor, clay and other mixed media. She is inspired by her love of nature and her bright, whimsical style is deeply rooted in the Texas landscape.

She has carefully curated a home studio where she has taught children and adults for the last ten years. Just outside her studio door she finds inspiration in her gardens along with an array of pets including her flock of hens she fondly refers to as “The Ladies”.

Holly can also be found at her studio in Houston’s Historic Arts District. Holly’s Winter Street Studio is located in one of the countries largest artist communities called Sawyer Yards where she is in the company of over 400 artists. There she hosts monthly events for Collectors and the public as well as teaches her in person workshops.

She discovered her love of teaching within her home studio after leaving a long career to fulfill her lifelong passion for creating art. Ten years later she has honed her skills not only as an artist, but in encouraging and inspiring others to pursue their own creative journey. Holly’s focus is on inspiring other artists to make their own creative space where they can find their voice as an artist and nurture their own creative spirit.

Remember – Our Spring 2025 Art Show and Competition is Saturday, April 26

Our judge for this show will be Doug Hiser.
See our previous post for the show poster and prospectus.

Kingwood Public Library Art Changeout

Our next changeout of the art at Kingwood Public Library will be on Friday, May 16 at 11:00 a.m.
Any paid member can bring art to display to the public here. Just be sure it’s ready to hang, with picture wire (not the toothed hangers).

Summer Meetings

For our summer get-togethers we will be doing an activity, rather than conducting a conventional meeting. We will let you know what supplies to bring if you want to participate. If you’re not traveling at that time, drop by and have some fun!
Also, starting in June, our meetings will begin at 6:00 p.m. instead of 6:30. Meetings will still end at 9:00 p.m.
June 17 – Portraiture with Linda Hamilton
July 15 – Print making
August 19 – Collage

March 2025 General Meeting

Activities, Artwork Displays, General Meetings, Information March 12, 2025

Our General Meeting for March Will Be on Tuesday, March 18, 2025

Meeting Place:
     Homewood Suites
     23320 Hwy 59N
     Kingwood, TX 77339
     6:30 – 8:30 pm Meet & Greet

Our Demo Artist for March Will Be – Linda Hamilton – Acrylic Pour

Upcoming Events

Studio Time – Kingwood Public Library, Lower Meeting Room
March 26, Wednesday, 6 – 8 pm
April 16, Wednesday, 6 – 8 pm
May 6, Tuesday, 5:30 – 8 pm

Garden Artist – Mercer Arboretum
April 1 – Visitor’s Center, 10:00 – 11:30 am (Artist TBA)

Spring Art Show and Competition and Art Gallery – Saturday, April 26, 2025
See our previous post for details.

Art Changeout – Kingwood Public Library
Early May – Details TBA

Summer Program – A new feature! We plan to keep on having meetings in June, July and August, with a special focus for each.
June 17: Portrait Painting with Linney Hamilton
July 15: Collage and Assemblage
August 19: Print Making and Scratchboard
Further details as they become available.

Look Book

We are always on the lookout for new places to display our members’ beautiful art. In connection with that search, we want to put together a “Look Book”, in which the proprietors of display areas can see a sample of the kind of art that they can expect to see. We are asking anyone who might want to offer their artwork for display to the public is asked to submit one page about themselves.
For your page, please send us an email with your full name, email, website, phone, etc. Also, we would like a photo of you, a brief Artist Bio, and 3 – 6 good quality images of some of your work. Send your email to: sheilabucchinoart@yahoo.com
Sheila will arrange your information in a format that looks similar to the one below, and she will keep the pages in our Look Book.

Spring 2025 Art Show and Competition and Art Gallery Show

Information, Shows & Competitions March 12, 2025

SHOW PROSPECTUS

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.

Upcoming Studio Time

Activities February 27, 2025

All LHAA Artists:

Studio Time

Tuesday, March 4th

6pm – 9pm in the Great Hall

Strawbridge Methodist Church

5629 Kingwood Dr, Kingwood, TX 77345

Bring your projects, and enjoy studio time with some other artists!

Thank you!

February 2025 General Meeting

Activities, Creative Challenge, General Meetings, Information February 13, 2025

Our February 2025 General Meeting Will be on Tuesday, February 18, 2025

Meeting Place:
     Homewood Suites
     23320 Hwy 59N
     Kingwood, TX 77339
     6:30 – 8:30 pm Meet & Greet

Demo Artist for February: Krystal Brown – Oils

Krystal W. Brown is a fine art oil painter who captures the places, people and moments that matter most. She was born and raised in Northern Wyoming by art appreciating parents who collected fine art and always encouraged her artistic pursuits. She began drawing at an early age and had sold her first portrait at age 15. Krystal is an award winning artist that specializes in fine art oil paintings and commissioned portraits. She works in a variety of mediums including pencil, charcoal, pastel, watercolor, and oil. Krystal has a Bachelor’s Degree in fine art from the University of Montana with an emphasis in painting and has been producing fine art for over 30 years. She has studied with Rob Liberace, Dan Gerhartz, Clayton Beck, Jeffry Hein, Susan Lyon and Scott Burdick. She is continually seeking to grow and improve. Krystal’s work has won People’s Choice awards, Portrait Society of America Merit Awards, and multiple Best in Show awards. Ms. Brown’s work has been Bold Brush Finalist, Raymar Finalist, and a Plein Air Salon Finalist. Her work has been published in Plein Air Magazine and American Art Collector. Krystal’s work can be found in collections all over the country. She is based in the Houston area and is an exhibiting member of the Oil Painters of America, and National Oil and Acrylic Painters. She belongs to the Portrait Society of America, American Women Artists, Cecilia Beaux Forum, Outdoor Painters Society and the Woodlands Art League where she facilitates a life group every week.

“My delight in the environment, model or interior landscape being capturing is felt through the nuances of light and color.  I’ve cultivated through a passionate pursuit of working from life a technique that portrays form accurately. You recognize it and take in the commonality of the scene and feel it through your own story.  It is a sweet circle shared.”

Library Paint Night

Everyone had a great time creating art together at Kingwood Public Library. We look forward to doing this again!

Creative Challenge Due

Your Creative Challenge pieces are due at the February meeting. The theme is “Findings”. After a winner is chosen we will let you know what the next challenge will be.

Library Art Changeout – February 21

We will be changing out the artwork on display on the upstairs wall at Kingwood Public Library on Friday, February 21 at 11:00 a.m. If you have art there, come prepared to bring it home with you and/or replace it with other pieces. If you are a paid member who has helped us with anything in the past (helping hang the art counts), feel free to bring some of your work to share with the public. It should be ready to hang, with picture wire.

Spring 2025 Art Show and Competition

Our Spring Art Show and Competition will be at Kingwood Community Center on Saturday, April 26, 2025. Watch this space for further details as they become available.