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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.

Fall 2024 Art Competition Winners

Information, Shows & Competitions January 14, 2025

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, Watercolor
First: City Garden, Peggy Steup
Second: Goose Harbor, 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, Watercolor
First: Golden, Bonnie Butler

Semi-Professional, Drawing
First: Faithful Friend, Bonnie Butler

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

November 2024 General Meeting

General Meetings, Information November 15, 2024

Our General Meeting for November Will be Tuesday, November 19, 2024

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

Demo Artist for November Will be Stacy Gresell – Found Object Art

 I love objects with multiple personalities- recognizable things that change when incorporated in a piece of artwork.  I see that in my work- where vintage & recycled or found objects suggest one thing while the image may suggest another.  I love how the layering of encaustic wax reflects the light differently depending on your viewpoint- like water and glass do.

I teach communication at a local community college where I encourage students to look at all sides of the story and I believe my artwork does the same.  I am largely a self-taught encaustic painter and I enjoy thinking about the whole piece- the frames in my work, all handmade by me, are usually recycled from some former life and integral to the piece.  I have experience with a wide range of artistic mediums:  lampwork glass, stained glass, oil, acrylic & watercolor painting, jewelry making, silver smithing, sewing, and leather work? and they all end up in a painting at some point.  I teach encaustic classes and work out of my studio in down town Houston in the Sawyer Yards Complex (one of the largest art communities in the US)  -Winter Street Studios A4 which is open for visitors the 2nd Saturday of every month. 

Creative Challenge – Patterns

Don’t forget – Your interpretations on the theme “Patterns” are due this meeting. Attendees will vote on the winner. And a new theme will be announced for the next challenge!

Art Show on Saturday

Our 2024 Fall Art Show and Competition is Saturday, November 16. Entries should already be in, but do remember to bring any art pieces you would like to share with us to display in the Community Art Gallery. No pre-registration necessary, and 3D art is accepted as well as 2D.