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Dues & Board Election

Artwork Displays, Creative Challenge, General Meetings, Information, Shows & Competitions April 20, 2026

Membership Dues

LHAA is coming to the close of the main season, heading into our summer program, which will be creative time with fellow artists, Q&As, and possibly workshop type activities.

Our new season kicks off in September 2026, and that means that we will begin taking dues for next year at our General Meeting tomorrow, April 21st.

This year, we are offering an early bird discount for adult memberships, dues will be $35, instead of the normal 50$. Early discount will end on May 31st. In June, dues will still be discounted to 40$. When September starts, dues will increase back to the full amount $50. Student memberships will remain at 10$.

How to Pay

We will be glad to accept payment via cash, check or ZELLE. Please note that we’ve removed the option to pay through paypal. If you wish to ZELLE your dues to us, you can do so by using our email address lakehoustonart@pm.me. Please write DUES 2026-2027 in the comment box. If you wish to send a check, please email us for the address, as we no longer use the P.O. Box

Board Elections

We will also have our board election and installation at our May General Meeting.

President: Kristin Dumas
Vice President: Sheila Stoll
Second Vice President(s): Amy Conroy, Joel Salmons
Secretary: Becky Hall
Treasurer: Greg Livingston
Parliamentarian: board

April 2026 General Meeting

Artwork Displays, Creative Challenge, General Meetings, Information, Shows & Competitions April 13, 2026

Our General Meeting for April will be on Tuesday, April 21, 2026

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

Demo Artist for April is Diane Brahm

My journey in art has taken me to many places, both physically and intellectually.  I tend to embrace the beauty of classic realism in my  painting and drawing, but continue to search for my own contemporary approach to modern portraiture and design. As I always strive to  step toward a fresher presentation, I love testing and developing new techniques and ideas with creative intuition.

I have enjoyed presenting insightful demonstrations, teaching classes. and judging and jurying art shows in and around Texas. I currently teach painting and drawing in west Houston.

It’s always a pleasure to work with my local art community in the greater Houston area, and I currently serve on the boards of Houston Civic Arts Association, Houston Art Society, and previously West Houston Area Artists. 

Earning a BFA in studio art at the University of Texas/Austin gave me the academic training in drawing, painting, sculpture, and graphic design. I have furthered my education in painting oil and pastel, portraiture, and sculpture by attending classes at Glassell, Museum of Fine Arts Houston, University of Houston, and many, many workshops and classes presented by outstanding professional artists. It is an honor to have received many awards both locally and nationally

Art Show and Competition

Many thanks to all of you who participated in last Saturday’s art show! We had a great turnout, and quite a few entries, and lots of interest expressed in our society!

Library Art Changeout

Our next changeout of the art on the wall at Kingwood Public Library will take place on Friday, May 15, at 10:00 a.m. If you have art hanging there, come in to pick it up, and bring some more to leave in its place. If you are a paid member you are welcome to bring your own art pieces to show to the public for a few months. Just be sure it is fully ready to hang, with picture wire.

Creative Challenge

At this meeting we will introduce a new Creative Challenge prompt. This time you may choose the subject – Either Hope or Wisdom.

July 2025 General Meeting

General Meetings, Information July 10, 2025

This will be the second of our new summertime informal workshop meetings. June’s meeting was a lot of fun, and we learned a lot about printing our own small images. We hope you will enjoy this one as much!

Our General Meeting for July Will Focus on Portraiture

Tuesday, July 15, 2025
Strawbridge United Methodist Church
5029 Kingwood Dr., Kingwood, TX 77345
Note: The meeting will be in Room 207 upstairs this month, as the Great Hall is being renovated. When you reach the office door, sign in, take the elevator up, and turn left.

6:00 p.m. – 6:30 p.m. Meet and Greet
6:30 p.m. Meeting begins
Finish by 8:30 p.m.

Linney Hamilton will be conducting this workshop, showing us how she creates a portrait. She will be working from a photograph, so please bring a photograph of your own to work from. It should be a head-and-shoulders picture with plenty of shadows on the face to give it interest (so no professional portraits).

Also, bring whatever materials you want to work with – pencils, charcoal, pastels watercolor, etc. You will need a surface to work on, and if you are using water media, please bring a dropcloth.

Look Book – Second Call!

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.

Upcoming Events

August General Meeting – Tuesday, August 19, 2025
Meeting time: 6:00 p.m.
Activity: Collage. Bring all your leftover images, materials, etc., plus a surface on which to construct your collage.

September General Meeting – Tuesday, September 16, 2025
Meeting Time: 6:00 p.m.
Meet & Greet, plus Scratchboard

June 2025 General Meeting

General Meetings, Information, Updates June 11, 2025

May General Meeting

We had a good time at the May General Meeting, Listening to Demo Artist Doug Hiser talk about his art and his books, and demonstrating his creation of a beautiful watercolor wildlife scene.

New Meeting Location and Time!

Meeting will be on Tuesday, June 17, 2025

Henceforth our meetings will be at Strawbridge United Methodist Church in Kingwood, at 5629 Kingwood Dr.
It is at the intersection of Kingwood Drive and Willow Terrace. From Kingwood Drive, turn north onto Willow Terrace. Take the first left turn. This should put you in the parking lot in back.
After parking, go up the stairs on the right side of the parking lot. To the left you should see a sign for the Office. You MUST enter through the office door. A helper will be there to let you in and give you directions.
Meeting time has been changed to accommodate the availability of our meeting room. We will meet at 6:00 p.m. The meeting ends at 8:30 p.m.

What to Bring

Since these new meetings will be starting so early, you might want to bring some light snacks to share, as well as your own (non-alcoholic) beverage. Also please bring a plastic bag to pack your trash away with you. We want to be considerate to our generous new hosts!
Our summer meetings, as we explained before, will be informal workshops. For the June meeting we will be working on Printing and Scratchboard. Here is a list of the supplies we are asking everyone to bring for the work:
Pencil
Clothes they are okay getting dirty
Disposable gloves, if you’d like
2″x3″ in high contrast image ideas – images that will be easy to see through tracing paper
Cleaned and flattened Tetrapak container (juice cartons, etc)
Cut down flat pieces of PETE containers (clear plastic fruit containers)
If you want to see how the printing process will work, try this link.

Change in Dues Payment Options

We are now offering Zelle as an option for paying your dues. It should be very easy, and won’t involve the fees charged by PayPal. So, going forward, we will accept only cash, PayPal, or Zelle for payments. Ask us if you have questions.

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