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November 2025 General Meeting

Creative Challenge, General Meetings, Information, Scholarship November 15, 2025

Our General Meeting for November Will Be On Tuesday, November 18, 2025

Strawbridge United Methodist Church, Great Hall
5029 Kingwood Dr., Kingwood, TX 77345
6:00 p.m. – 7:00 p.m. Meet and Greet
7:00 p.m. Meeting begins
Finish by 8:45 p.m

Work On Your Art While Discussing Art

This month, in lieu of a demo artist, bring in an art project that you can work on while we have a question-and-answer session about various art topics, such as pricing your art. We can have a show-and-tell segment, too. Show us what you’re working on, and if you want advice on its completion, we can help you out! We can also supply much admiration, appreciation, and encouragement!

December General Meeting

Our December General Meeting will be on Tuesday, December 16, 2025, at Strawbridge United Methodist Church at 6:00 p.m. We will be having our annual Scholarship Award Presentation and dinner. This year’s dinner will be a potluck, so we hope everyone will be bringing something delicious! There will be a sign-up sheet at the November meeting, so if you haven’t yet committed to contributing, sign up at the meeting! Particularly appreciated will be desserts and salads.

Library Art Changeout

The art on display at the Kingwood Public Library will be changed out in January. Further details to come. The current wall display has been very popular, and we hope to come up with another eye-catching presentation! As always, all paid members are eligible to show their art with us.

Look Book

We STILL need artists to help us fill out our Look Book! With an up-to-date Look Book we can approach local potential display locations to show our work to more people. Write a short artist bio and send 4-5 high-res pictures of your art to sheilabucchinoart@yahoo.com.

Membership Dues

It’s that time again. Membership dues for 2025/26 are due. You can pay in cash, Paypal (with a small fee), or via Zelle with a QR code (no fee). Dues are $50 for adults, $10 for students.

Our New Creative Challenge is “Native Flora and Fauna” (NO DEAD ANIMALS, please)

Entries will be due at our December meeting on December 16, which will include a potluck dinner and our Scholarship Award celebration.

Studio Time at Kingwood Public Library

The next Studio Time at the library will be on November 24 in the Lower Meeting Room at 5:30 p.m.

September 2025 General Meeting

Information September 10, 2025

The collage workshop in August concluded our informal summer meetings/workshops. Time to begin the new season!

LHAA New Year Begins this month! Our General Meeting for September will be on Tuesday, September 16, 2025

Tuesday, July 15, 2025
Strawbridge United Methodist Church, Great Hall
5029 Kingwood Dr., Kingwood, TX 77345

6:00 p.m. – 7:00 p.m. Meet and Greet
7:00 p.m. Meeting begins
Finish by 8:45 p.m.

September Demo and Workshop With Greg Livingston

Greg will be teaching us scratchboard at our meeting. He will bring some high contrast photos that we can work with, or feel free to bring your own. They should be high contrast, preferably black and white.

Participants will be supplied with scratchboards, styluses, and tracing paper. If you have your own etching tools, by all means bring them.

Show & Tell!

Please bring your show and tell, any pieces you wish to show us!

Creative Challenge

We will be issuing our Fall Creative Challenge at the meeting. It will be due in November!

Art Supply Swap and Sell

If you are ready to let go of any art supplies and art related items, bring them to the meeting to sell, swap or give away! It’s a great time to purge your workspace of items you wish could find new homes. Bring paints, brushes, pens, paper, canvases, books, magazines, and other supplies that might be of use to someone else.

Ask-it Basket

We will also hold a Q&A. This is a great time to ask questions related to art and get feedback from the group as a whole. Any remaining questions will be held until a later meeting when we offer the Q&A again.

Library Art Changeout – Kingwood Public Library

Our next changeout of the art displayed at Kingwood Public Library is expected to be Friday, September 19, 2025 at 11:00 a.m.

We are asking willing artists to bring examples of their early work to display. We would like to show where our artists started and how they’ve improved over the years. Please bring 1 or 2 early works along with 1 or 2 newer works that spotlight progress.

As always, any paid member can also bring some pieces of art to share. Be sure that it is completely ready to hang, with picture wire on the back. Bring a piece of your early work to show your growth as an artist!

Look Book

We STILL need artists to help us fill out our Look Book! With an up-to-date Look Book we can approach local potential display locations to show our work to more people. Write a short artist bio and send 4-5 high-res pictures of your art to sheilabucchinoart@yahoo.com.

Membership Dues

It’s that time again. Membership dues for 2025/26 are due. You can pay in cash, Paypal (with a small fee), or via Zelle with a QR code (no fee). Dues are $50 for adults, $10 for students.

May 2025 General Meeting

Artwork Displays, General Meetings, Information May 15, 2025

Our General Meeting for May Will Be On Tuesday, May 20, 2025

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

The Demo Artist for May Will Be Doug Hiser – Wildlife Art

Doug Hiser grew up in Santa Fe, Texas, chasing snakes and turtles and any other animal he could catch.  He was so interested in nature he collected books on all the animal species of the world and read them over and over to learn about them.  He hunted and fished but as he grew wiser and older, stopped killing animals and began painting and drawing them and hiking across the world to inspire others to become conservationists and to love the wild world.  As a muralist he donates painting to about one in three to organizations like the Audubon Society, Cheetah Conservation Society, Owl conservation, National Wildlife Refuges, and many more. 
Judging art shows, art demos and painting murals and public art, among some of the notable pieces, the Santa Fe Indians Ten Feathers mural at City Hall commemorating the people who lost their lives in the tragic event, the Silent Skies mural of endangered Birds, The Houston Audubon fifty foot Bird Mural, Houston Rodeo Boot, “Rodeo Bulls” displayed at NRG stadium and Galveston’s two Turtle Sculptures, Brazoria Nature Center Murals, Mermaid sculptures in San Marcos and Wimberley Boot Public Art.

Library Art Changeout

We will be changing out the art at Kingwood Public Library on Friday, May 16 at 11:00 a.m. You should have received an email about this as well. We are asking everyone who won a ribbon at our recent art competition to bring your winning art and ribbon(s) to the library, so we can display your winning work to the public. We are proud of our artists and are looking forward to showing off their art!
As always, any paid member can also bring some pieces of art to share. Be sure that it is completely ready to hang, with picture wire on the back.

Summer Meetings

As we explained previously, we have decided to continue our monthly meetings during the summer months. These meetings will be more like casual workshops, so feel free to come in if you’re in town, and learn with us!
We are also looking at a change of venue, starting in June. We will be conducting meetings at Strawbridge United Methodist Church from now on. It is a very nice location with plenty of room, and the church has generously permitted us the use of their Grand Hall. We will have more information about where to find the church and what door to use very soon.
Each of our summer meetings will focus on a different art discipline. We would appreciate those of you attending to bring some supplies with you, although we will supply some items ourselves. Some items will be things most of us have in our homes.
June 17 – Printing and Scratchboard – suggested supplies:
Clear plastic packaging (flat, smooth surface)
Clean juice containers (foil lined)
Dropcloth
Newsprint
Hand wipes
Apron
July 15 – Portraiture – Bring your own supplies
August 19 – Collage – suggested supplies:
XActo knives
Glue
Scissors
Cutting mats
Any further suggestions will be given nearer to the time of the meeting.

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

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.