The WAS-H classroom is now open for select classes and workshops. The class schedule will indicate whether the courses are on-line or in-person. While the WAS-H office is open during regular WAS-H hours (Tuesday - Saturday 10 am - 3 pm), the on-site Gallery is not open.


Summer Classes Now Open for Registration!

Information about Class registration

  • Members must log-in to register for classes and workshops.
  • Non-members pay an additional fee, see each class for specific fees.
  • If enrolling as a monitor, click HERE for a complete list of duties.
  • Click HERE to review our cancellation policy.

NOTE: Parking is not available at the Menil Collection. Please use surrounding streets if the WAS-H parking lot is full.

  • Select classes will be in person at the WAS-H building. Read the current COVID policy HERE.

Upcoming Classes and Workshops

  • IN PERSON - Intro to Urban Watercolor Sketching

    • June 04, 2021
    • (CDT)
    • June 25, 2021
    • (CDT)
    • 4 sessions
    • 1601 W. Alabama at Mandell, Houston TX 77006
    • 8
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    IN PERSON - Intro to Urban Watercolor Sketching

    Ed Pettitt
    Four Friday afternoons,  
    June 4, 11, 18, 25.     1:00 - 4:00 p.m.
    $180 members/$220 non-members

    Urban sketching is a form of reportage: drawings or paintings created on-site, as a spontaneous response to people, places or incidents. It is the act of placing oneself in a space, attempting to capture and interpret a particular moment in time. Though one can use any medium for urban sketching, pencil and ink drawings colored with watercolor are most common. In this class, we will discuss the history and methodology of urban watercolor sketching, examine different approaches and styles (such as postcard sketching, travel sketching, reportage sketching, mixed media, and Japanese etegami) and create our own urban watercolor sketches!

    Level: all

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  • IN PERSON - The Sky is the Limit

    • June 09, 2021
    • (CDT)
    • June 30, 2021
    • (CDT)
    • 4 sessions
    • 1601 W. Alabama at Mandell, Houston TX 77006
    • 0
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    IN PERSON - The Sky is the Limit

    Carla Gauthier
    Four Wednesday afternoons,  
    June 9, 16, 23, 30.
    12:00 - 3:00 p.m.
    $180 members/$220 non-members

    Sometimes the sky is the background that sets the mood for your landscape and sometimes it is the focal point of your painting. Either way, getting it right can take practice! In this two day workshop we will learn ways to produce stunning skies from calm to dramatic. I will do a number of demos and paint- alongs, so you will need some scrap paper to practice on. We will also have time to work on your own personal skyscapes with individual instruction as time allows. 

    Level: all

    Supply List:

    • Regular painting supplies (including paper towels)
    • Scrap cotton paper for paint-alongs
    • Photos for individual work
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  • IN PERSON - Portrait Painting: Reproducing Old Masters

    • June 10, 2021
    • (CDT)
    • July 15, 2021
    • (CDT)
    • 6 sessions
    • 1601 W. Alabama at Mandell, Houston TX 77006
    • 11
    Register

    IN PERSON - Portrait Painting: Reproducing Old Masters

    Professor Mohammad Ali Bhatti
    Six Thursdays, June 10, 17, 24,  July 1, 8, 15
    10:00am - 1:00pm
    $250 members/$310 non-members*

    This class is designed to learn basic techniques of portrait painting in watercolor medium. Class demos will help you to learn portrait painting skills, techniques, and applying tone values. In many ways, portrait painting is a fun class. It is exciting, full of artistic challenges as well as giving you confidence in working with the loose brush and in understanding light and shade.

    Note: this class repeats July 22 - August 26. New students and repeating students are welcome.

    Click HERE for supply list.

    https://artistmohammadali.com/

    *to save money, become a member by clicking here.

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  • IN PERSON - Still Lifes: The Fruits of Our Labor

    • June 19, 2021
    • (CDT)
    • June 20, 2021
    • (CDT)
    • 2 sessions
    • 1601 W. Alabama at Mandell, Houston TX 77006
    • 9
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    IN PERSON - Still Lifes: The Fruits of Our Labor

    Les McDonald, Jr.
    Saturday & Sunday, June 19 & 20
    9:30am -3:30pm
    $150 members/$170 non-members

    This weekend workshop will be an adventure into working with clean colors and leaving your white highlights.
    We will paint these beautiful peppers together --- or you can bring your own reference material to work from.  
    All levels.

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    www.lesmcdonald.com
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  • IN PERSON - Turning Negative into a Positive

    • June 26, 2021
    • (CDT)
    • June 27, 2021
    • (CDT)
    • 2 sessions
    • 1601 W. Alabama at Mandell, Houston TX 77006
    • 0
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    IN PERSON -Turning Negative into a Positive

    Carla Gauthier
    Saturday & Sunday, June 26 & 27     
    9:30am -3:30pm
    $150 members/$170 non-members

    We hear the phrase “negative Painting” understanding that it is the painted area AROUND our subject matter. But it is so much more than that! A skilled watercolorist will use this trick with any subject, even when it doesn’t seem obvious in the photo reference. It can add texture, nuance and sophistication to any painting, connecting subject and background - a very handy technique for every artist. We will do some paint along exercises and then work from your personal photos with individual instruction. 
    All levels.


    Supply list: 

    • Regular painting supplies (including paper towels)
    • Scrap paper (cotton) for paint-alongs
    • Photos for individual work
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  • IN PERSON - Flower Painting

    • June 28, 2021
    • (CDT)
    • June 29, 2021
    • (CDT)
    • 2 sessions
    • 1601 W. Alabama at Mandell, Houston TX 77006
    • 7
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    IN PERSON - Flower Painting

    Professor Mohammad Ali Bhatti
    Monday and Tuesday, June 28 & 29
    10:30am - 4:30pm
    $150 members/$170 non-members

    In this 2-day workshop, you will learn and practice step by step basic technique of flower painting skills and technique, color mixing, values study and composition. Critique sessions will help understand watercolor technique and skills. 


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  • IN PERSON - From Sketchbook to Gallery

    • July 02, 2021
    • (CDT)
    • July 23, 2021
    • (CDT)
    • 4 sessions
    • 1601 W. Alabama at Mandell, Houston TX 77006
    • 13
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    IN PERSON - From Sketchbook to Gallery

    Ed Pettitt
    Four Friday afternoons,  
    July 2, 9. 16, 23.
    1:00 - 3:00 p.m.
    $120 members/$160 non-members

    Whether you use your sketchbook for urban sketching, nature sketching, brainstorming, or doodling, this class will help you turn those sketches into gallery-quality paintings! This class is for all abilities - the objective is to advance you to YOUR highest potential, not anyone else's. If you're like me, you may look at your just-completed drawing or painting and have the nagging feeling it just isn’t right or that it's not as well-composed or balanced as it could be, but you're not sure what would make it better. This class will give you the tools to identify what's "off" in your sketches and how to make them better, as well as how to make strong drawings/paintings from the beginning. We will cover design dynamics, visual composition and balance, tonal value and contrast, color theory and mixing, as well as tips for still lifes, landscapes, and portraits. We will also go over the steps you need to take to submit your completed paintings to WASH and other gallery shows, as well as how to price and market your work.

    Level: all


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  • VIRTUAL - Watercolor Foundations – Essential Techniques

    • July 05, 2021
    • (CDT)
    • July 26, 2021
    • (CDT)
    • 4 sessions
    • WAS-H Virtual Meeting Room
    • 2
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    VIRTUAL - Watercolor Foundations – Essential Techniques

    Jason Michael Bentley
    Four Mondays,  July 5, 12, 19, 26.
    2:00 - 4:00 p.m.

    $120 members/$150 non-members

    The most important part about painting with watercolor is understanding the behavior of the pigment and surface.  In this online workshop, we will explore the watercolor fundamentals and techniques often forgotten or taken for granted.  This is an excellent course for beginners and experienced painters alike.

    Week 1 – Considerations of Color Theory, Value & Design

    • Construct color wheel and value scale

    Week 2 – Getting to know the brush and flow of pigment

    • Practicing flat wash and gradient while controlling the water bead
    • Still life block in - A study in building value

    Week 3 – Varied technique and fluidity

    • Practicing layered and dynamic color mixing
    • Using alternative tools (masking fluid, sponge)
    • Landscape painting using wet into wet and dry brush techniques

    Week 4 – Maximizing control

    • Practicing fresh, bold applications and the art of good timing
    • Portrait painting using contrasting cool and warm colors

    Level: Beginner or Intermediate

    Artist info:  www.jmbportfolio.com

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  • VIRTUAL - Vivid Eyes in Watercolor

    • July 06, 2021
    • 11:30 AM - 2:30 PM (CDT)
    • WAS-H Virtual Meeting Room
    • 17
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    VIRTUAL - Vivid Eyes in Watercolor

    Jason Michael Bentley
    Tuesday, July 6, 2021
    11:30am - 2:30pm

    $50 members/$60 non-members

    Painting vivid eyes in watercolor. Overview of basic anatomy, with focus on palette prep, effective underdrawing, and layer planning. Exploring the medium's variable performance using both controlled and uncontrolled washes to powerful effect. 

    Level: Intermediate or Advanced

    Note: this class repeats August 3. New students and repeating students are welcome.

    www.jmbportfolio.com

    Supply list:

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  • IN PERSON - Street Scene Details

    • July 10, 2021
    • (CDT)
    • July 11, 2021
    • (CDT)
    • 2 sessions
    • 1601 W. Alabama at Mandell, Houston TX 77006
    • 3
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    IN PERSON - Street Scene Details

    Carla Gauthier
    Saturday & Sunday, July 10 & 11     
    9:30am -3:30pm
    $150 members/$170 non-members

    Urban paintings have so much detail to consider – people, traffic, lights, signs, windows. You have mastered the perspective and the sense of space in your paintings, but still need help getting the details right, like the “jewelry” or “sparkle” to finish your painting. Learn ways to push detail back, and pull it into focus so that you can use your photos and make truly unique paintings. We will do group paint-alongs to get your skills honed and then work one-on-one as time allows on individual projects. 
    All levels.


    Supply list: 

    • Regular painting supplies (including paper towels)
    • Scrap paper (cotton) for paint-alongs
    • Individual photos and paintings to work on
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  • IN PERSON - Mixed Media Techniques

    • July 17, 2021
    • 9:30 AM - 3:30 PM (CDT)
    • 1601 W. Alabama at Mandell, Houston TX 77006
    • 8
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    IN PERSON - Mixed Media Techniques

    Maureen Seeba
    Saturday, July 17
    9:30am - 3:30pm
    $75 members/$85 non-members
    There’s a wide variety of techniques you can achieve with High Flow, inklike acrylics.  
    In this class, we’ll explore watercolor looks, drawing with a stick, splashing, spraying, using markers…also tint pastes and gels to achieve texture.
    You’ll even discover how you can “sculpt” the pastes and gels to create a 3-D jelly fish or something else unique. 

    All Levels.





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  • IN PERSON - Golden Acrylics Lecture and Demonstration by Maureen Seeba

    • July 18, 2021
    • 2:00 PM - 4:00 PM (CDT)
    • 1601 W. Alabama at Mandell, Houston TX 77006
    • 9
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    IN PERSON -  Golden Acrylics Lecture and Demonstration

    Maureen Seeba
    Sunday, July 18
    2:00-4:00pm
    Free

    This is a free event!  You will gain information about mineral and modern pigments and how this relates to clean color mixing, glazing and the creation of new colors.  Learn the unique properties of Fluids, Heavy Body, OPEN and High Flow Acrylics.  Discover Interference and Iridescent paints for unusual effects.   Get an overview of the many gels and mediums and how they can change texture, saturation and intensity of color, used for sculptural effects. 

    All Levels.




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  • IN PERSON - Portrait Painting: Reproducing Old Masters

    • July 22, 2021
    • (CDT)
    • August 26, 2021
    • (CDT)
    • 6 sessions
    • 1601 W. Alabama at Mandell, Houston TX 77006
    • 13
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    IN PERSON - Portrait Painting: Reproducing Old Masters

    Professor Mohammad Ali Bhatti
    Six Thursdays,  July 22, 29, August 5, 12, 19, 26
    10:00am - 1:00pm
    $250 members/$310 non-members*

    This class is designed to learn basic techniques of portrait painting in watercolor medium. Class demos will help you to learn portrait painting skills, techniques, and applying tone values. In many ways, portrait painting is a fun class. It is exciting, full of artistic challenges as well as giving you confidence in working with the loose brush and in understanding light and shade.

    Note: this is a repeat of the June 10 - July 15 class. New students and repeating students are welcome.

    Click HERE for supply list.

    https://artistmohammadali.com/

    *to save money, become a member by clicking here.

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  • IN PERSON - Flower Power

    • July 24, 2021
    • (CDT)
    • July 25, 2021
    • (CDT)
    • 2 sessions
    • 1601 W. Alabama at Mandell, Houston TX 77006
    • 14
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    IN PERSON - Flower Power

    Les McDonald, Jr.
    Saturday & Sunday, July 24 & 25     
    9:30am -3:30pm
    $150 members/$170 non-members

    We will be working with brilliant, clean colors. We will not mask out the flower as the dark background will be painted in last. However, we may mask out the center piece of the flower and a couple of the bottom flower petals. We will be painting from the photo, 

    “Cactus Flower,” above.

    All Levels

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    www.lesmcdonald.com
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  • IN PERSON - Design and Composition

    • July 31, 2021
    • 10:00 AM - 4:00 PM (CDT)
    • 1601 W. Alabama at Mandell, Houston TX 77006
    • 10
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    IN PERSON - Design and Composition

    Maureen Seeba
    Saturday, July 31
    10:00am - 4:00pm
    $75 members/$85 non-members

    Do you want to improve your art.  Learn some of the tricks of grabbing the viewer and keeping their attention.  Make your paintings more engaging.   Join this class to learn about design and composition and take your art to the next level.   This class is also perfect for beginners.  Learning composition and design will prepare you for more interesting paintings! 

    All Levels.

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  • IN PERSON - Water Media Playtime

    • August 01, 2021
    • 11:00 AM - 5:00 PM (CDT)
    • 1601 W. Alabama at Mandell, Houston TX 77006
    • 12
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    IN PERSON - Water Media Playtime:
    Test Drive Art Goodies!

    Diann Zimmerman, WAS-H Education Director
    Sunday, August 1
    11:00am - 5:00pm
    $75 members/$85 non-members

    Have you ever wanted to try out different goodies in the water media family?

    We are going to kick off the Summer Classes with a chance to experiment, play, and have fun with a variety of art supplies.  Diann will show demos on how to use some of the art items, and then it's PLAYTIME!  Bring paper and brushes and test drive these colorful goodies! 

    Try out brands and art tools you may have never used before.  Create paintings, color swatches, and have fun!  

    There will be a drawing at the end of class and the winner will receive a Schincke 18 full-pan watercolor set, retail price $253.  And every attendee will receive a free QoR watercolor sample dot card.  

    Here is what you can test drive: 

    • Watercolor paints: Schmincke, Sennelier, Rembrandt, QoR, Holbein, Old Holland, Daniel Smith, Winsor & Newton, MaimeriBlu, Isaro, Derwent Inktense, Daler Rowney, Mission Gold, Kuretake
    • Super-granulating paints:  Schmincke and Rembrandt 
    • Water soluble pens/markers:  Sennelier Ink Brushes, Tombow Grayscale, Derwent paint pens, W&N watercolor markers, SAI markers, Staedler pens, Poetique markers
    • Liquid watercolor:  Schmincke Aqua Drops, Dr. Ph Martin Hydrus
    • Liquid charcoal: Schmincke
    • Liquid acrylic:  Schmincke acrylic inks, Golden High Flow acrylic
    • Inks:  Winsor & Newton, Amsterdam, Dr. Ph Martin
    • Gouache:  Liquitex, Miya, Himi
    • Cartridge fountain pens with waterproof and water-soluble ink
    • Water soluble pencils:  CaranD’Ache Museum Aquarelle, Derwent sketching, Derwent Inktense, Derwent Graphitint, Faber Castell, Cretacolor, Art Graf blocks
    • Water soluble pastels:  CaranD’Ache Neocolor II 
    • Special effects:  Brusho (pigment crystals that explode like fireworks when activated with water), stencils, special brushes and more!

    All Levels.

    The supply list is short:

    • Lots of paper (watercolor, bristol, yupo, mixed media, whatever you have!)
    • Brushes
    • Mixing palette
    • Paper towels
    • A sense of adventure!  




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  • VIRTUAL - Vivid Eyes in Watercolor

    • August 03, 2021
    • 11:30 AM - 2:30 PM (CDT)
    • WAS-H Virtual Meeting Room
    • 17
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    VIRTUAL - Vivid Eyes in Watercolor

    Jason Michael Bentley
    Tuesday, August 3, 2021
    11:30am - 2:30pm

    $50 members/$60 non-members

    Painting vivid eyes in watercolor. Overview of basic anatomy, with focus on palette prep, effective underdrawing, and layer planning. Exploring the medium's variable performance using both controlled and uncontrolled washes to powerful effect. 

    Level: Intermediate or Advanced

    Note: this is a repeat of the July 6 class. New students and repeating students are welcome.

    Click HERE for your supply list.

    www.jmbportfolio.com

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  • IN PERSON - Intro to Watercolor Mapmaking

    • August 06, 2021
    • (CDT)
    • August 27, 2021
    • (CDT)
    • 4 sessions
    • 1601 W. Alabama at Mandell, Houston TX 77006
    • 14
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    IN PERSON - Intro to Watercolor Mapmaking

    Ed Pettitt
    Four Friday afternoons,  
    August 6, 13, 20, 27.
    1:00 - 3:00 p.m.
    $120 members/$160 non-members

    Maps are all around us, from our GPS to the blueprint of our homes to the mental maps that guide us through the obstacle course of life. Maps orient us, guide us, and inform us, and they can tell a rich story of people, place, and culture. In this class, we will explore different kinds of representational and metaphorical maps as well as their components, including cartouche, compass rose, legend, symbols, and more. We will practice sketching and adding watercolor to a variety of maps and students will gain an appreciation for mapmaking as a tool for urban sketching, personal reflection, ethnographic study, and decorative illustration. No mapmaking experience is needed and all levels of artists are welcome, including first-time beginners!

    Level: all

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  • IN PERSON - Matisse: Color, Shape, and Pattern

    • August 07, 2021
    • (CDT)
    • August 08, 2021
    • (CDT)
    • 2 sessions
    • 1601 W. Alabama at Mandell, Houston TX 77006
    • 0
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    IN PERSON - Matisse: Color, Shape, and Pattern

    Caroline Graham
    Saturday & Sunday, August 7 & 8     
    9:30am -3:30pm
    $150 members/$170 non-members

    This summer the Museum of Fine Arts will host an exhibit, "Monet to Matisse: Impressionism to Modernism from the Bemberg Foundation." Caroline Graham will motivate us to learn more about  Matisse's techniques and inspiration, as well as to experiment with the skills we can bring to our own paintings.  Preliminary plans include exercises using color, shape, and pattern, and both still life and figures as subject matter.
    All levels.


    Supply list -- your usual painting supplies

    • your watercolors and brushes
    • Arches 140lb. paper
    • your iPhone/ smartphone
    • your photos for practicing these techniques
    • paper towels
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  • IN PERSON - Cityscape/Landscape Painting

    • August 09, 2021
    • (CDT)
    • August 10, 2021
    • (CDT)
    • 2 sessions
    • 1601 W. Alabama at Mandell, Houston TX 77006
    • 12
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    IN PERSON - Cityscape/Landscape Painting

    Professor Mohammad Ali Bhatti
    Monday & Tuesday, Aug 9 & 10
    10:30am - 4:30pm
    $150 members/$170 non-members

    In this 2-day workshop, you will learn and practice step by step basic technique of cityscape/ landscape painting, color mixing, values study and composition. The class will study perspectives, architecture, trees, sky, trees and open fields. 

    We will do this multiple times. Critique sessions will help understand watercolor technique and skills.

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  • VIRTUAL - Gouache: The Figure in Context

    • August 11, 2021
    • (CDT)
    • August 25, 2021
    • (CDT)
    • 3 sessions
    • WAS-H Virtual Meeting Room
    • 16
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    VIRTUAL - Gouache: The Figure in Context

    Jason Michael Bentley
    Three Wednesdays,  August 11, 18, 25.
    10:00 a.m. - 1 p.m.

    $120 members/$150 non-members

    Gouache is an interesting medium, in that fluid transparent watercolor-like washes can be administered, as well as thicker opaque renderings resembling oil or acrylics. In this course we will combine these qualities to explore the figure in context.

    We will begin with a warm-up, and familiarize ourselves with brush techniques and effects while painting a sphere in the practice of chiaroscuro. Then we will apply the process to model the figure and surroundings, creating an energy-rich integration of form, light, and atmospheric perspective.

    Level: Intermediate or Advanced

    Note: this is a repeat of the June 1-15 class. New students and repeating students are welcome.

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    www.jmbportfolio.com

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  • VIRTUAL - August Paint-In

    • August 14, 2021
    • 9:30 AM - 12:30 PM (CDT)
    • WAS-H Virtual Meeting Room
    • 0
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    VIRTUAL - August Paint-In: Learning About “Track of Vision” in Art

    Teacher: Caroline Graham 

    Saturday, August 14, 2021

    9:30am - 12:30pm Central

    $30 (free for Silver & Gold members)

    Caroline Graham, long time watercolor teacher at WAS-H and the Art League of Houston, will teach us about the “track of vision” in art.   She will use pretty koi fish to teach the principle.  We will also learn the make some of them look like they are under bubble filled water.

    Supplies needed are:

    • 140 lb coldpress Arches watercolor paper
    • Your watercolor palette with some pretty oranges and yellows (brilliant orange by Holbein, Winsor yellow deep, new gamboge, scarlet lake or any others you have).
    • #12 or 14 round watercolor brushes
    • Rubbing alcohol and dropper
    • Small Spray bottle of water
    • Paper towels

        This ZOOM Paint-In will be Saturday August 14 from 9:30-12:30.   The ZOOM access code will be in your registration notice as well as an email the day before the Paint-In.  We recommend you sign in at least 10-15 minutes before start time.  Fee structure for the ZOOM class will be the same as previous in person Paint-Ins.  ($30 per Paint-In unless you are a Silver or Gold member)

    Jan McNeill (jan.mcneill@att.net) and Terry Oakes,  Paint-in Coordinators

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  • IN PERSON - Mixed Media Collage

    • August 14, 2021
    • (CDT)
    • August 15, 2021
    • (CDT)
    • 2 sessions
    • 1601 W. Alabama at Mandell, Houston TX 77006
    • 14
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    IN PERSON - Mixed Media Collage

    Liz Hill
    Saturday & Sunday, August 14 & 15
    9:30am - 3:30pm
    $150 members/$170 non-members

    Join Liz Hill for another exciting mixed media Collage class!  Learn how to make and use collage materials in your art.  See the immediate improvement with textures and patterns.  


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  • IN PERSON - When Life Gives You Lemons...Paint Them!

    • August 21, 2021
    • (CDT)
    • August 22, 2021
    • (CDT)
    • 2 sessions
    • 1601 W. Alabama at Mandell, Houston TX 77006
    • 14
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    IN PERSON - When Life Gives You Lemons...Paint Them!

    Les McDonald, Jr.
    Saturday & Sunday, August 21 & 22     
    9:30am -3:30pm
    $150 members/$170 non-members

    This workshop will be adventure into working with clean colors, painting the silver dish, and leaving your highlights in the silver. Designing your painting is always a primary goal. We will be painting from the photo of lemons and silver above.
    All levels.

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    www.lesmcdonald.com
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  • IN PERSON - Watercolor Batik

    • August 28, 2021
    • 10:00 AM - 3:00 PM (CDT)
    • 1601 W. Alabama at Mandell, Houston TX 77006
    • 7
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    IN PERSON - Watercolor Batik

    Susan Jackson
    Saturday, August 28
    10am - 3pm
    $75 members/$85 non-members

    With the use of Japanese rice paper, watercolors, and hot wax comes a freedom of expression and a textural depth that surprises. While most painting is additive (bringing the scene to view from white paper), this method is subtractive with the wax covering the chosen area. Removal of the wax then reveals an intriguing piece that can be displayed showing the back or front.

    All Levels.

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  • Kim Minichiello Major Workshop Bold & Dynamic WC

    • October 04, 2021
    • (CDT)
    • October 06, 2021
    • (CDT)
    • 3 sessions
    • 1601 West Alabama
    • 9
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    Kim Minichiello Bold and Dynamic Watercolor Workshop 

    October 4-6, 2021

    Go beyond what many consider to be traditional watercolor techniques by using bold color, interesting compositions, and unique subject matter. Kim will show you her approach to designing a painting for a more dynamic composition, and how to get values to read giving your 2-dimensional work more 3-dimensionality. This workshop will also cover the many nuances and differences in papers, types of brushes and pigments. Learn how to mix grays and neutralize colors, as well as the secret to successful watercolor painting, by understanding pigment to water ratios and viscosity.

    In this workshop you will be working on two 12” x 12” paintings,  a yellow bromeliad and the water lilies.  With these works Kim will emphasize the importance of working with color temperature and how she utilizes this property of color in her work. 

    Skill level: Beginner to intermediate.

    See more of about Kim and her work at www.kimminichiello.com. 

    Supply List:

    WASH Bold Dynamic Supply List.pdf

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  • Kim Minichiello Major Workshop Textural Effects in WC

    • October 07, 2021
    • (CDT)
    • October 08, 2021
    • (CDT)
    • 2 sessions
    • 1601 West Alabama
    • 8
    Register

    Kim Minichiello: Achieving Textural Effects In Watercolor Workshop 

    October 7-8, 2021

    As a former Walt Disney Imagineer, working on the design of Disney Theme Parks worldwide, to tell a particular story, Kim had to make the new look old.  She carried that same love of vintage time worn objects telling stories through my artwork.  Join her as she shares her techniques for achieving texture in watercolor. For an oil or acrylic painter, texture can be achieved by applying thick paint in an impasto manner.  In watercolor, texture must be achieved to look three dimensional on a two dimensional surface.  In this workshop we will work on a number of technques to achieve texture in your work and then will paint a rusty, vintage gate.   She’ll share a variety of techniques that she uses in my work to give passages in watercolor interesting variety, as well as, imply texture on worn and aged surfaces.  

    See more of about Kim and her work at www.kimminichiello.com. 

    Supply List:

    WASH Texture Workshop Supply List.pdf

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  • Mark Mehaffey Major Workshop

    • March 07, 2022
    • 9:00 AM (CST)
    • March 11, 2022
    • 4:00 PM (CST)
    • 1601 West Alabama
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    Mark Mehaffey Watercolor Workshop 

    March 7-11, 2022

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