January 2017 General Meeting

Information January 11, 2017

Kingwood Library Art Changeout

The next changeout of the art at the Kingwood Public Library will be Monday, January 23, at 10:30 a.m.  The library will be closed to the public at that time, so please go to the back entrance.

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!

Important Note:
             The artwork that you hang at the library is definitely for sale.  Your contact                   information will be posted with your work.  If a prospective buyer contacts you,               you will be able to deliver the artwork you sell at the next art changeout.  Do not             go to the library yourself to take your artwork down!  The librarians won’t know         who you are, so they won’t (and shouldn’t) just let you walk out the door with              it!)

Spring Art Show

The date for the Spring Art Show has been changed!  The new date is Saturday, April 8, 2017.  The location is still the same:
Kingwood Christian Church
3910 West Lake Houston Parkway
Kingwood, TX 77339

Our First General Meeting of 2017 Will Be:

Tuesday, January 17, 2017
Homewood Suites
23320 Hwy 59N, Kingwood, TX  77339
6:30pm Meet & Greet
7:00pm Meeting & Demo

Demo Artist for January – Sam Caldwell, Watercolor

Sam Caldwell
Texas State Artist 2004
Texas Ducks Unlimited Artist 2011-2012

Sam Caldwell’s coastal scenes of waterfowl, gamefish and people are prized by collectors from Texas to Maine.  Working primarily in transparent watercolor, the Houston native seeks to capture the atmosphere of the moment, as well as the color and drama inherent in his outdoor subjects.

Many of his recent images feature young hunters and fishers.  “Wildlife is primary in my work.” he says, but notes that “people are important elements of wildlife.”
Early in his career, Sam became involved in outdoor organizations like Ducks Unlimited and the Coastal Conservation Association.  He remains deeply involved in promoting coastal scenes as fine art, and uses his printed images to help the coast.  He is proud that the American Red Cross chose one of his paintings to help provide funds for 9-11 relief.  The Coastal Conservation Association has benefited from numerous Caldwell art prints.  Ducks Unlimited named Caldwell Texas State Artist for 2006-2007, and again for 2011 and 2012.

Sam is involved in many charitable organizations, including Cystic Fibrosis, Coastal Conservation Association, Operation Game Thief and the Texas Park & Wildlife Foundation.
Caldwell is also well known as an outdoor writer.  His co-authored book for the CCA, Change of Tides, A Narrative History of the Coastal Conservation Association, was named as Texas’ best outdoor book for 2000.
Sam Caldwell’s paintings and prints can be seen at his gallery and studio in Kingwood, Near Houston, and on his website at http://www.samcaldwell.com

LSAG 2017 Convention

Any piece of artwork that receives 1st, 2nd, 3rd, or First Honorable Mention at either our Fall or Spring Art Show is eligible to enter the art contest at the Lone Star Art Guild Convention in the summer.  This year’s convention will be:

June 3-June 4, 2017
Fluor Corporation
Sugarland, Texas

Deadline for entries will be April 28.  Details to follow.

December Scholarship Dinner Reminder

Information December 3, 2016

Remember, everyone – 

December’s meeting will be our annual Scholarship Dinner! There is still time to make a reservation!

Chimichurri’s South American Grill at King’s Harbor

Tuesday, December 13, 2016

3:00 p.m.

  • For $25 per person you can have a very nice lunch and help us recognize a promising young artist!  You can send a check (made out to LHAA) to:
    • LHAA
    • PO Box 6682
    • Kingwood, TX. 77325

The money for our reservation must be submitted by December 10, so don’t delay!

Scholarship Dinner

Information November 14, 2016

Save This Date! 

The LHAA Holiday and scholarship presentation dinner will be held December 13th at 3pm at Chimmichurri’s restaurant at King’s Harbor. The cost to each member will be $25, to be prepaid by December 10th. You can pay by cash or a check made out to LHAA, which may be handed to Linney Hamilton or Linda Achard at our next meeting. 

If you cannot make the general meeting, your check can be mailed to:

LHAA
PO Box 6682,
Kingwood, TX  77325

The menu will consist of:

Soup or salad, a main course of chicken, beef, salmon or pork followed by rice pudding or sorbet/ or cappuccino. Water or iced tea is included and other beverages may be ordered at additional cost.

This is their executive lunch menu and orders will be taken at the table. Since we have reserved the veranda for this event, there will be enough space to invite a spouse or friend to attend with you. We hope you will take this opportunity to get together with your fellow artists to celebrate the Holidays and encourage young artistic talent when we award a $500 scholarship to a student from Lone Star College Kingwood.

November General Meeting

Information November 8, 2016

Our November General Meeting Will Be:

Tuesday, November 15, 2016
Homewood Suites
23320 Hwy 59N, Kingwood, TX  77339
6:30pm Meet & Greet
7:00pm Meeting & Demo

LHAA Fall Art Show

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Thank you to everyone who helped with and or attended our fall 2016 art show and competition!  Although it was a little smaller than recent shows, it ran very smoothly and I think a good time was had by all!
 
Special thanks to those of you who came out to help and did not even have an entry in the show.  A few people that come to mind are Lela Neff, our fabulous head of hospitality who outdid herself, as usual; our fearless president, Debra Jones; our handy webmaster, Kristin Dumas; and Dave Berthold, who are always willing to help where needed.
 
Thanks as well to our judge, Liz Hill, who did a great job with our show and patiently critiqued every entry for any artist that was there.
Congratulations to our first time best of show winner, Carol Showalter, on her beautiful acrylic floral painting, Fresh Blooms (above).   Congratulations go out to all of our other ribbon winners as well!
 
As a reminder, all recipients of a first place, second place, third place, first honorable mention (yellow ribbon) and best of show ribbon  may advance to the convention show next summer.  If you did not receive a ribbon, you may enter the same entry one more time in the next show (spring 2017) and try your luck with another judge.
 
Our next show is scheduled for April 2017.  Becky and I have been show chairs for the last 5 years.  We have enjoyed doing this job and have both learned a lot in the process, but it is time for us to turn it over to someone new. We are looking for someone who is interested in shadowing us for the spring show and taking it over in the fall 2017.  If you are interested,  please let us or any board member know.  If we are not able to find replacements, we may not be able to have shows in the future.
 
Thanks again for all of those who came out and helped with the show!
Amy Conroy and Becky Hall

 

November Demo Artist – Debra Latham – Oil Portrait with Live Model

DEBRA LATHAM – HOUSTON AREA OLD MASTERS STYLE FINE ART PAINTER

Debra Latham - Biography

Debra Latham, a long time award-winning artist, has her work displayed in public & private collections in the United States and abroad.  Her representational work in rich oils can be described as impressionistic realism with a loose and expressive style — everything from landscape to figurative, plein air to studio pieces.

Debra is a native Texan and much of her inspiration comes from her travels & the family farmhouse in the Texas Hill Country. She teaches oil painting in Kingwood, Texas, where she lives with her husband.  She won her first of many art competitions in the 5th grade. At the age of 12 she received her first commission – to paint a mural on the gym wall of her middle school.  Debra recalls,”The only compensation was to skip basketball practice twice a week.  It was probably best.  I was a better painter than basketball player.”

Debra, a self-taught artist who studied with Jeff Hein, Dan Gerhartz, Rob Liberace, Clayton J. Beck & Jeff Legg, didn’t pursue becoming a professional artist until her 2 children were grown.  She credits her inspirations as John Singer Sargent, Sorrolla, Pino, David Leffel, Nydia Lazano, Daniel Gerhartz and Robert Coombs.

 

Creative Challenge:  Falling Leaves

Share your inspirations with us!

Save This Date!

The LHAA Holiday and scholarship presentation dinner will be held December 13th at 3pm at Chimmichurri’s restaurant at King’s Harbor. The cost to each member will be $25, to be prepaid by December 10th. You can pay by cash or a cheque made out to LHAA, which may be handed to myself or Linda Achard at our next meeting or mailed to:

LHAA
PO Box 6682,
Kingwood, TX  77325

The menu will consist of:

Soup or salad, a main course of chicken, beef, salmon or pork followed by rice pudding or sorbet/ or cappuccino. Water or iced tea is included and other beverages may be ordered at additional cost.

This is their executive lunch menu and orders will be taken at the table. Since we have reserved the veranda for this event, there will be enough space to invite a spouse or friend to attend with you. We hope you will take this opportunity to get together with your fellow artists to celebrate the Holidays and encourage young artistic talent when we award a $500 scholarship to a student from Lone Star College Kingwood.

Fall Show Registration

Information October 24, 2016
If you have not already signed up for our show this coming Saturday, October 29th, please do so ASAP!  Our show deadline is today!
Regular price entries will be extended through midnight Wednesday, October 26th.  No entries will be accepted after this time.
Come out and enjoy seeing awesome art work and hearing what our judge, Liz Hill, has to say about her criteria for selecting our winners.  The judge walk through and critique will be at 2:00 pm.
Art work drop off is 9:00 am to 10:30 am and the show is open to the public from 12:30 pm to 4:00 pm, at which time all art work will be picked up by their owner.
Hope to see you all!