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• Composition 101

  • Start
    January 07, 2020
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  • End
    January 28, 2020
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    4 sessions
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    WAS-H 1601 West Alabama at Mandell, Houston, TX 77006
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  COMPOSITION 101 - Carla Gauthier

  Tuesday afternoons
  January 7, 14, 21, 28
  1:00pm-4:00pm.    $150
  
  Learning how to place focal points and values and create movement in a painting can make a good painting great. We concentrate on color and value, texture and depth, but composition is KING! Good composition is crucial to making stronger paintings. In this class, we will work through sketchbook exercises and small paintings to build your skills so you can take your own resource material and be confident in your choices.  

  
  

  carla.gauthier@yahoo.com,  281-384-2473     www.carlagauthier.com  
  

  Just bring regular supplies like your sketchbook, palette, tubes of paint including gouache, brushes and good quality paper, pencil, eraser, sponges and paper towels, and maybe masking fluid, masking tape.

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• Exploring Watercolor Magic in Landscapes

  • Start
    January 07, 2020
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  • End
    January 28, 2020
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    4 sessions
  • Location
    WAS-H 1601 West Alabama at Mandell, Houston, TX 77006
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  EXPLORING WATERCOLOR MAGIC IN LANDSCAPES - Fred Kingwill

  Tuesday evenings

  January 7, 14, 21, 28

  5:30-8:30 pm.          $150

  Level: Advanced beginners & Intermediate

  This class is intended for artists who have some understanding of the the medium. We will go have lessons including skies, water, trees, color, composition, and lots of tricks.  No critiques - just lots of fun discovering the potential of watercolors. Fred has taught watercolors for over 40 years to thousands of people and spends much of his time in Jackson Hole, Wyoming. 

  fredkingwill@gmail.com , 307-699-7743     Click here to visit Fred's website.

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• The Narrative Portrait (Intermediate & Advanced)

  • Start
    January 08, 2020
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  • End
    February 12, 2020
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    6 sessions
  • Location
    WAS-H 1601 West Alabama at Mandell, Houston, TX 77006
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  THE NARRATIVE PORTRAIT - Ellen Orseck

  Six Wednesday mornings

  January 8, 15, 22, 29,

  February 5, 2

  9:30am - 12:30pm  

  $225

  Level: INTERMEDIATE & ADVANCED only

  
  

  A portrait is more than a likeness. An insightful portrait can also capture the personality and emotional nature of the subject. 

  
  

  Contact Ellen at eorseck@gmail.com, 713-828-7718

  
  

  
  

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• Pouring Paint

  • Start
    January 24, 2020
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  • End
    January 26, 2020
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    3 sessions
  • Location
    WAS-H 1601 West Alabama at Mandell, Houston, TX 77006
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  POURING PAINT WORKSHOP 
  

  Carla Gauthier, carla.gauthier@yahoo.com, 281-384-2473, (website).  

  Friday – Sunday January 24-26, 9:30-3:30, $150

  Poured paintings are essentially value paintings, and what we sacrifice in control, we gain in beautiful mingled washes of color. 

  Pouring paint is a fresh, luminous effect that is easy to achieve, but has a few steps to protect the highlighted areas before the fun of pouring begins. This technique works well for any subject, but particularly well for sunlit subjects, with shadows. The bonus of this technique is that it is a great way for painters who have limited time to work on their art – spending a few minutes a day can build up to a beautiful painting over a week’s time. We will work simultaneously on a painting together (to learn technique) and an individual painting that will be your choice.  Fun, messy, and a whole new way to paint! 

  
  

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• Portrait Drawing

  • Start
    January 30, 2020
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  • End
    February 20, 2020
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    4 sessions
  • Location
    WAS-H 1601 West Alabama at Mandell, Houston, TX 77006
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  PORTRAIT DRAWING - Prof. Mohammad Ali Bhatti

  Thursday afternoons,January 30, February 6, 13, 20
  

  1:00-4:00 pm     $150   

  Level: All

  This class is designed to learn basic study of human head, front view, profile, and three-quarter poses, proportion of eyes, nose, mouth, ears, and shoulders. You will learn to construct human head through shading, tone value in a variety of mediums. Close up photos will be used as references for drawing and shading. This class is useful for artists who are interested in painting portraits.

  Supply List: 

  • Graphite Pencils: HB, 2B, 4B (open choice)
    
  • Charcoal – conte crayon – pastels – (optional)
    
  • Drawing pad sheet (14" x 17" Strathmore 443-Series Premium Recycled Drawing Pad)
    
  • Light weight Drawing Board
  • Eraser, masking tape, sharpener
  • Paper towels

  Note: Bring good quality portrait photos/prints (6x6 inches) of your choice as reference for drawing/painting.
  

  artistmohdali@yahoo.com   281-818-6893     Click here to visit his website.

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• Beginning Watercolor Academy

  • When
    February 01, 2020
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    12:00 PM - 5:00 PM
  • Location
    WAS-H 1601 West Alabama at Mandell, Houston, TX 77006
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  BEGINNING WATERCOLOR ACADEMY  
  Beginner Painting: Controlling the Water (Allison Hendry)

  Saturday Afternoon, February 1

  12:00pm-5:00pm.    $50

  This class is #2 in our five stand-alone, but sequential classes for beginners to watercolor, held once a month on Saturday or Sunday afternoons.

  So, I’m ready to paint, but the paint doesn’t work the way I want it to. Learn how to create washes, graduated washes, glazes, working wet-in-wet, and all about the importance of water to paint ratios (no math), and controlling the water.
  

  Contact: Alison Hendry  <alipush7@aol.com>
  
  Supply List:

  sketchbook, palette, tubes of paint, brushes, good quality paper, pencil, eraser, sponges and paper towels, board to support paper, masking tape.
  

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• Introduction to Urban Watercolor Sketching

  • Start
    February 03, 2020
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  • End
    February 24, 2020
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    4 sessions
  • Location
    WAS-H 1601 West Alabama at Mandell, Houston, TX 77006
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  INTRODUCTION TO URBAN WATERCOLOR SKETCHING  with Ed Pettitt

  Monday evenings
  February 3, 10, 17, 24
  6:00 - 9:00 pm
  $150
  

  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. This class is beginner friendly - all ages and skill levels are welcome!

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  Supplies Needed: 

  Pack of 4" x 6" Watercolor Postcards (any brand)
  Mixed Media/Watercolor Sketchbook, 5.5" x 8.5" or smaller, any style
  Pencils (any)
  Eraser (any)
  Pens or fineliners with waterproof ink (e.g. Uniball Vision Micro pen or Micron fineliners)
  Watercolor palette/paints (any brand/quality, smaller travel/pocket size preferred)
  Brush(es) (small to medium, sizes 2-6, preferred)
  Small ruler
  Paper towels/cloth
  Optional: folding stool/chair for plein air, smartphone or digital camera for photographs 

  The instructor will have some gently used supplies for sale at the first class, if needed. For more information please email edpettitt@gmail.com 

  
  

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• Taking the First Steps to Painting with Watercolors

  • Start
    February 04, 2020
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  • End
    February 25, 2020
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    4 sessions
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    WAS-H 1601 West Alabama at Mandell, Houston, TX 77006
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  TAKING THE FIRST STEPS TO PAINTING WITH WATERCOLORS - Robin Avery

  

  Tuesday mornings

  February 4, 11, 18, 25

  9:30 am-12:30 pm    $155

  Level: Beginner

  Do you want to learn to paint with watercolors? This will be a beginners class of four half days. You will learn about paints and their properties, types of brushes and their uses, and the different kinds of paper. You will also be introduced to the various painting techniques. We wiil  touch on as many components as there is time, such as value, composition, and the language of design. We will start out slow and build each week to a clearer and more fun path to painting.  The fee includes a $5 fee for class supplies for the first few classes while everyone is deciding what paper and brushes you like.

  robinavery47@gmail.com, 713-410-1075

  Supply List:  
  (you may wait till after the first class to purchase supplies)

  • Plastic Watercolor Palette with a lid
    
  • Natural sponge
    
  • Gray watercolor pencil
    
  • yardstick
    
  • kneaded eraser
    
  • Paper towels
  • Brushes -- fewer good brushes is a better idea than lots of inexpensive brushes. There are many good brands. I prefer Stephen Quiller brushes but use others too. I will let you try out many of mine for you to decide from the first class.
    
  • • #10 round   # 6 round
    • 1 to 2 inch flat wash brush
  • Paper -- Good paper is important. Buy smaller sized paper to start out with. A block of paper will keep you from having to stretch your paper. Arches, Fabriano are good brands. Most people buy cold press 140 weight.  Remember Art Supply on Main gives Wash members a discount and Hobby Lobby's 40% coupon is good for buying Fabriano paper or kneaded erasers etc.
    
  • Paint -- Less good paint is better than lots of student grade paint. Student grade has a lot of filler in it. Ask for the professional grade paint.  This list includes one warm and one cool paint in each of the three primary colors.  These are needed for successful color mixing.
    
  • • Cool Yellow: Winsor Yellow or Aureolin Yellow
    • Warm Yellow: New Gamboge
    • Cool Red: Permanent Rose or Rose Madder
    • Warm Red: Cadmium Red or Winsor Red
    • Warm Blue: Ultramarine Blue
    • Cool Blue:   Cobalt blue

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  • Burnt Sienna (Winsor Newton brand)
    
  • Permanent Alizarin Crimson
    
  • Winsor Green & Winsor Blue......(Pthalo Blue & Pthalo Green)
    
  • Graflix Incredible Art Board from Amazon....used as a support and to stretch paper.....
    

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• Putting Emotion in Your Watercolor Paintings

  • Start
    February 08, 2020
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  • End
    February 09, 2020
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    2 sessions
  • Location
    WAS-H 1601 West Alabama at Mandell, Houston, TX 77006
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  PUTTING  EMOTION IN YOUR WATERCOLOR PAINTINGS - Fred Kingwill

  Saturday & Sunday

  February 8-9,  9:30 am-3:30 pm

  $100

  Ever wonder how to put more of your emotions into your watercolors?  Here is the class for you. Learn how lines, forms, colors, and subject matter can help you say what you would like to express. No experience necessary, just a desire to understand how to make your paintings communicate more effectively  to others. Fred has been teaching watercolors for 40 years and this is the first time he is offering this particular workshop. 

  This class is for a student who has already taken a beginner class.

  fredkingwill@gmail.com , 307-699-7743    Click here to visit Fred's website.

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• Humor & Mixed Media CLASS CANCELLED

  • Start
    February 10, 2020
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  • End
    March 23, 2020
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  • Schedule
    6 sessions
  • Location
    WAS-H 1601 West Alabama at Mandell, Houston, TX 77006
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    21

  HUMOR & MIXED MEDIA - Ellen Orseck

  Six Monday afternoons
  

  February 10, 17, 24, March 2, 16, 23.           1:00pm -4:00pm       $225

  

  Find the humorous side of art making by mixing different media and a strong narrative. Explore collage, assemblage, painting, and planning of comedic themes. This multimedia class is open to all levels. 

  
  

  Contact Ellen at eorseck@gmail.com, 713-828-7718

  
  

  
  

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• Design Checklist

  • Start
    February 11, 2020
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  • End
    March 03, 2020
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    4 sessions
  • Location
    WAS-H 1601 West Alabama at Mandell, Houston, TX 77006
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  DESIGN CHECKLIST - Carla Gauthier

  Tuesday afternoons 

  1:00pm-4:00pm 

  February 11, 18, 25, March 3
  

  $150
  
  

  Every painter has a different idea of WHAT they would like to paint, and HOW they might like to paint it......but exactly how do you create art that flows visually from one painting to the next? How do you create a cohesive body of work, so that your art has a unique voice? Let's explore what it takes to make art you really love by tailoring a "checklist" of operations that covers everything from subject matter and format to design, palette, and level of finish. Included in your checklist will be techniques that ensure you stay on a track that is sure to help you create a more individual body of artwork. We will be doing work individually online even before class starts, creating and adjusting your checklist as we work on individual paintings in class. This is more of a coaching class, which would work for more advanced students. 

  
  

  carla.gauthier@yahoo.com,  281-384-2473     www.carlagauthier.com  

  Supplies:
  Just bring your regular supplies like your palette, tubes of paint, brushes and good quality paper, pencil, eraser, sponges and paper towels, and maybe masking fluid, masking tape.

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• Beginning Watercolor Academy

  • When
    February 16, 2020
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    12:00 PM - 5:00 PM
  • Location
    WAS-H 1601 West Alabama at Mandell, Houston, TX 77006
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  BEGINNING WATERCOLOR ACADEMY  
  Color and Value  with Jan Shrader

  Sunday Afternoon, February 16
  

  12:00pm-5:00pm.    $50

  This class is #3 in our five stand-alone, but sequential classes for beginners to watercolor, held once a month on Saturday or Sunday afternoons.

  Why are some paintings so stunning in their use of colors and some just seem bland? We share the secrets of how artists use color effectively. Learn about and practice color wheels, color mixing, color value, warm/cool colors, complementary colors, neutrals, and limited palettes.
  

  Contact: Jan Shrader -  jshrader1214@sbcglobal.net

  
  

  
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  sketchbook, palette, tubes of paint, brushes, good quality paper, pencil, eraser, sponges and paper towels, board to support paper, masking tape.
  

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• Creating Rich Textures in Transparent Watercolor

  • Start
    February 22, 2020
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  • End
    February 23, 2020
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    2 sessions
  • Location
    WAS-H 1601 West Alabama at Mandell, Houston, TX 77006
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  CREATING RICH TEXTURES IN TRANSPARENT WATERCOLOR

  Monika Pate
  

  Saturday and Sunday

  February 22 & 23
  
  

  9:30 - 3:30        $100
  
  Level: All

  The main focus of this workshop will be creating the rich textures of rusty objects, weathered wood, etc. We will explore a variety of techniques to create a realistic watercolor painting. The instructor will explain how to approach the variety of shapes, textures, and colors of the subject and how to create a strong contrast and depth in the painting.  Reference materials, detailed information, and supply list will be provided to all the registered participants at least 2 weeks prior to the workshop.  Students are also welcome to work from their own materials if they prefer. All levels. Please email Monika at map352@gmail.com with any questions.      
  

  
  

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• The Rockwell Tradition CLASS CANCELLED

  • Start
    February 27, 2020
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  • End
    March 26, 2020
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  • Schedule
    4 sessions
  • Location
    WAS-H 1601 West Alabama at Mandell, Houston, TX 77006
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    20

  THE ROCKWELL TRADITION - Ellen Orseck

  Four Thursday afternoons.  

  1:00pm-4:00pm

    February 27, March 5, 19,    26

    $150  

  Explore social justice issues in the painting of Norman Rockwell. This class will include a tour of the exhibition Norman Rockwell: American Freedom at the Museum of Fine Art, Houston. Class members will be afforded a greatly reduced admission of $5 instead of the admission charged to MFAH non-members of $18. Already a member of MFAH? Your admission to this exhibit is free.

  Participants will incorporate the iconic concepts that Rockwell embraced to brainstorming a work of art of your design which responds to current social and political issues.

  Open to all levels AND these media: acrylic, water media, charcoal, pencil

  
  

  Contact Ellen at eorseck@gmail.com, 713-781-8008
  

  
  

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• Portraits of Animals

  • Start
    February 29, 2020
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  • End
    March 01, 2020
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  • Schedule
    2 sessions
  • Location
    WAS-H 1601 West Alabama at Mandell, Houston, TX 77006
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  PORTRAITS OF ANIMALS -

  Joanie Hughes

  Saturday, and Sunday

  February 29- March 1 

  9:30 - 3:30        $100

   Animals are uninhibited and provide us with easily captured poses. 

  Using photographs, we will capture the emotion that animals convey through their expressive eyes and gestures. 

  Suitable for all levels.  

  Contact Joanie at 713-426-6767 or at joan-hughes@comcast.net. Visit her website here.

  
  

  
  

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• Painting at Dusk

  • Start
    March 14, 2020
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  • End
    March 15, 2020
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  • Schedule
    2 sessions
  • Location
    WAS-H 1601 West Alabama at Mandell, Houston, TX 77006
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  PAINTING AT DUSK
  

  Carla Gauthier, carla.gauthier@yahoo.com, 281-384-2473, (website).  

  Saturday & Sunday,  March 14-15      9:30-3:30       $100

  

  The light at DUSK has a certain kind of magic - the energy, color, depth is an inspiration. Sunset skies, shadowed midgrounds, and streetlight glow all factor in. Let's take that inspiration along with some color recipes and a certain order of operations to make the last light of day sparkle on your paper.

  We will work on group projects and then approach individual work on what we have learned. 

  Intermediate to Advanced students

  Just bring your regular supplies like your palette, tubes of paint, brushes and good quality paper, pencil, eraser, sponges and paper towels, and maybe masking fluid, masking tape.
  

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• Playing with Your Paints- What's In Your Tube? Part II

  • When
    March 22, 2020
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    9:30 AM - 3:30 PM
  • Location
    WASH - 1601 West Alabama at Mandell, Houston, TX 77006
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   PLAYING WITH YOUR PAINTS ~ What's In Your Tube? Part II

  Beth Graham  

  Sunday, March 22 

  9:30 am-3:30 pm  $75

  If you attended the What's In Your Tube workshops, you know that you were given homework to play with your paints. This workshop is in response to requests to structure those activities.

  This one day workshop  is a day all about playing with our paints -- and discovering how they will glaze, mix, mingle, etc.   Bring your paints and work through several recommended exercises that will help you explore at stations for hands-on experience. You will leave with color charts, triad charts, green recipes, glaze charts, and more! 4x6' paper sheets will be provided, but you may wish to use larger pieces of paper. Bring what you think will give you more options if you wish.

  Beth Graham, Education Director

  Please bring these supplies: paper, brushes, water container, paper towels, your watercolor paints, and your palette.  

  Bring a sack lunch and a sweater or light jacket (in case the room temp is cool).
  

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• Painting Light and Shadow

  • Start
    March 24, 2020
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  • End
    April 14, 2020
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    4 sessions
  • Location
    WAS-H 1601 West Alabama at Mandell, Houston, TX 77006
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  PAINTING LIGHT and SHADOW -Carla Gauthier

  Tuesday afternoons 

  March 24, 31, April 7, 14

  1:00-4:00 pm

  $150

  Level: Intermediate to Advanced

  Whatever your subject, learn to paint it in a way that emanates warmth and sparkles with light. We will cover information about edges, color, intensity, and ways to link shadows from one object to another in our work. We will also learn to paint the different kinds of shadows -- those that create a three-dimensional look, and those that are cast shadows, both necessary to achieve the illusion of light.

  carla.gauthier@yahoo.com, 281-384-2473    www.carlagauthier.com

  Just bring your regular supplies like your palette, tubes of paint, brushes and good quality paper, pencil, eraser, sponges and paper towels, and maybe masking fluid, masking tape.

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• Incorporating Glass and Crystal Objects in A Still Life

  • Start
    March 28, 2020
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  • End
    March 29, 2020
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  • Schedule
    2 sessions
  • Location
    WAS-H 1601 West Alabama at Mandell, Houston, TX 77006
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  INCORPORATING GLASS AND CRYSTAL OBJECTS IN A STILL LIFE 

  Monika Pate
  

  Saturday and Sunday

  March 28 & 29
  
  

  9:30 - 3:30        $100
  
  Level: All

  Join Monika Pate to explore how to paint realistic glass/crystal objects in watercolor using the layering technique. The instructor will explain how to approach the variety of shapes, colors, values, and textures of the subject. She will also provide step-by-step demonstrations and present variety of techniques to create realistic watercolor paintings. Students will also receive individual attention. Reference materials, detailed information, and supply list  will be provided to all of the registered participants at least 2 weeks prior to the workshop. Students are also welcome to work from their own materials if they prefer. All levels. Please email Monika at map352@gmail.com with any questions.  All levels.    

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• Portrait Painting

  • Start
    April 02, 2020
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  • End
    April 23, 2020
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    4 sessions
  • Location
    WAS-H 1601 West Alabama at Mandell, Houston, TX 77006
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  PORTRAIT PAINTING - Prof. Mohammad Ali Bhatti
  

  Thursday afternoons
  

  1:00-4:00 pm 
  

  April 2, 9, 16, 23    $150

  Level: Intermediate to Advanced

  This class is designed to learn basic techniques of portraits painting in watercolor medium. Class demos will help you to learn portrait painting skills, construction of human head, tonality, and color values. Portrait painting itself is a fun for many reasons; it is thrilling and exciting as well as challenging when painting in watercolor medium.  

  Supply List

  Graphite Pencils:     HB, 2B (preferable)

  Watercolor brushes(# 02 to #06 -- natural squirrel hair )

  Watercolor paint of your choice and palette 

  140 lb Arches watercolor paper, ¼ sheet size paper, or 12x16" block

  Lightweight drawing board

  Eraser, masking tape, sharpener

  Paper towels

  Note: Bring good quality close up photos/prints (6x6 inches) of your own choice for painting. You may also use free website for photos. www.pixabay.com

  artistmohdali@yahoo.com     281-818-6893      Click here to visit his website.

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• Beginning Watercolor Academy

  • When
    April 04, 2020
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    12:00 PM - 5:00 PM
  • Location
    WAS-H 1601 West Alabama at Mandell, Houston, TX 77006
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  BEGINNING WATERCOLOR ACADEMY  
  Beginner Composition and Design Principles  with Linda Southern Vanek

  Saturday Afternoon, April 4
  

  12:00pm-5:00pm.    $50

  This class is #4 in a series of five stand-alone, but sequential classes for beginners to watercolor, held once a month on Saturday or Sunday afternoons. It is for beginners only.

  Discover the secrets of master artists as we learn how strong composition and creativity sets great artwork apart from ordinary paintings!   Learn how the elements of design contribute to a strong composition, and help creativity to flow.  Bring your own photos or drawings to see how to make them into more dynamic paintings.

  Contact: Linda Vanek  linda@creationworks.com

  
  

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  sketchbook, palette, tubes of paint, brushes, good quality paper, pencil, eraser, sponges and paper towels, board to support paper, masking tape.
  

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• Taking the NEXT Steps to Painting with Watercolors

  • Start
    April 07, 2020
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  • End
    April 28, 2020
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  • Schedule
    4 sessions
  • Location
    WAS-H 1601 West Alabama at Mandell, Houston, TX 77006
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  TAKING THE NEXT STEPS TO PAINTING WITH WATERCOLORS - Robin Avery

  Tuesday mornings,
  

  April 7, 14, 21, 28

  9:30am-12:30pm.    

  $150
  
  

  We’ve learned some basics, and now we are ready to express ourselves on paper with glorious paints and perky brushes!   This is part two for those students who have basic knowledge of paint, brushes, paper, and techniques, as well as basic understanding of value.  We will focus on composing successful paintings while still learning basic painting skills.

  This is a beginner to intermediate class.
  robinavery47@gmail.com, 713-410-1075

    
  

  Supply List:

  • 6B pencil
  • tracing paper 
  • Plastic Watercolor Palette with a lid
    
  • Natural sponge
    
  • Paper towels
  • Gray watercolor pencil
    
  • yardstick
    
  • kneaded eraser
    
  • Brushes -- fewer good brushes is a better idea than lots of inexpensive brushes. There are many good brands. I prefer Stephen Quiller brushes but use others too. I will let you try out many of mine for you to decide from the first class.
    
  • • #10 round   # 6 round
    • 1 to 2 inch flat wash brush
  • Paper -- Good paper is important. Buy smaller sized paper to start out with. A block of paper will keep you from having to stretch your paper. Arches, Fabriano are good brands. Most people buy cold press 140 weight.  Remember Art Supply on Main gives Wash members a discount and Hobby Lobby's 40% coupon is good for buying Fabriano paper or kneaded erasers etc.
    
  • Paint -- Less good paint is better than lots of student grade paint. Student grade has a lot of filler in it.  This list includes one warm and one cool paint in each of the three primary colors.  These are needed for successful color mixing.
    
  • • Yellow: Winsor Yellow or Aureolin Yellow
    •             New Gamboge
    • Red: Permanent Rose or Rose Madder
    •          Cadmium Red or Winsor Red
    • Blue: Ultramarine Blue
    •           Cobalt blue

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  • Burnt Sienna (winsor newton brand)
    
  • Alizarin Crimson
    
  • Winsor Green and winsor blue......or Thalo blue  Thalo Green
    
  • Graflix Incredible Art Board from Amazon....used as a support and to stretch paper.....
    

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• Non-Representational Abstract with Watercolor & Collage

  • Start
    April 18, 2020
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  • End
    April 19, 2020
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    2 sessions
  • Location
    WAS-H 1601 West Alabama at Mandell, Houston, TX 77006
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  NON-REPRESENTATIONAL ABSTRACT WITH WATERCOLOR & COLLAGE - Susan Giannantonio
  

  Saturday and Sunday
  April 18-19

  9:30 am-3:30 pm     $100

  Bring your sense of adventure as we review design principals and apply them to mixed-media painting.  Bring your papers, ephemera, a mix of mediums, and prepare to have a weekend of playful exuberance!  Why not try acrylics on canvas just for fun? (optional) See my website for details:  www.susangiannantonio.com
  

  lucholiz@gmail.com, 281-347-9043,  www.susangiannantonio.com
  More info at susanteachespainting.blogspot.com 

  
  

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• Chinese Brush Painting: The Colorful Peony

  • Start
    April 25, 2020
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  • End
    April 26, 2020
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    2 sessions
  • Location
    WAS-H 1601 West Alabama at Mandell, Houston, TX 77006
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  CHINESE BRUSH PAINTING:

  THE COLORFUL PEONY

  Peihong Endris

  Saturday and Sunday

  April 25 & 26    

  9:30 - 3:30        $100

  Level: All

  In China, the Peony was known as the "king of all Flowers", and it is the epitome of nobility. You will learn the magnificent of peony through with simplicity of brushwork, depicts the ideas that unique perspective to expresses on oriental rice paper.  Each technique is demonstrated by the instructor. Students receive individual attention adapted to their particular skill level and interests. All levels.
  

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  1. Brushes: a small combination brush, a large combination brush. a large hard bristle brush, a small hard bristle brush (it's brown color on the bristle), a fine pointed brush.

  2. Paper: any kind of absorbent rice paper as a pad or a roll or sheets

  3. a box of Marie's Chinese watercolor 12 or 18 tubes

  4. a bottle of Sumi-e ink

  5. a painting mat

  6. couple of palettes

  7. two paper weights as rocks, a roll of paper towel

  8. a wash jar or a small container

  
  

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• Photograph to Painting

  • Start
    April 28, 2020
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  • End
    May 19, 2020
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  • Schedule
    4 sessions
  • Location
    WAS-H 1601 West Alabama at Mandell, Houston, TX 77006
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  PHOTOGRAPH TO PAINTING

  Carla Gauthier

  Tuesday afternoons 

  April 28, May 5, 12, 19

  1:00-4:00 pm

  $150

  Level: Intermediate to Advanced

  Whether you fancy yourself a professional photographer, or you just have a handful of snapshots that inspire you to paint, photos are resources that can push our art forward. Learn to take steps to identify the best shapes, arrange them in a few pleasing compositions, work on a value sketches to improve visual flow and finally choose color schemes to give your art mood and personality.

  We will do this multiple times, in class, and paint as "homework". A final critique will help us celebrate the new approaches we have taken and the resulting paintings. To get the most out of this class there will be extra time involved to get "homework" done, please take note! This class is good for intermediate to advanced levels.
  

  carla.gauthier@yahoo.com, 281-384-2473    www.carlagauthier.com

  Just bring your regular supplies like your palette, tubes of paint, brushes and good quality paper, pencil, eraser, sponges and paper towels, and maybe masking fluid, masking tape.

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• Beginning Watercolor Academy

  • When
    May 02, 2020
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    12:00 PM - 5:00 PM
  • Location
    WAS-H 1601 West Alabama at Mandell, Houston, TX 77006
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  BEGINNING WATERCOLOR ACADEMY - 
  Order of Operations 

  Carla Gauthier

  Saturday Afternoon

  May 2, 2020
  

  12:00pm-5:00pm.    

  $50

  This is class #5 in our popular Beginning Watercolor Academy- five stand-alone, but sequential classes for beginners to watercolor, held once a month on Saturday or Sunday afternoons.

  ***Note: This class is for beginners.  It is NOT for students who have already taken a class with Carla. Please save those spots for the beginners taking this series.***

  Award-winning artist Carla Gauthier will conclude our five-part series with a lesson on how to go from an inspiration to a painting. How to break down the subject matter into manageable parts, painting in sequential layers, from soft edges to harder details. This class will give you the confidence to get out and paint on your own.

  Contact: carla.gauthier@yahoo.com,  281-384-2473     www.carlagauthier.com
    
  

  Just bring regular supplies like your sketchbook, palette, tubes of paint, brushes and good quality paper, pencil, eraser, sponges and paper towels, and maybe masking fluid, masking tape.

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• Chinese Brush Painting: 8 Unique Techniques

  • Start
    May 05, 2020
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  • End
    May 26, 2020
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    4 sessions
  • Location
    WAS-H 1601 West Alabama at Mandell, Houston, TX 77006
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  CHINESE BRUSH PAINTING -

  8 UNIQUE TECHNIQUES: Salt, Liquid soap, Alum, Floating rice paper,  Leaf print, Wood rubbing, Alum, & Gum Arabic

  Peihong Endris

  Tuesday mornings
  

  May 5, 12, 19, 26

  9:30 am - 12:30 pm 
  

  $150  

  Level: All

  Chinese brush painting provides a wonderful opportunity to closely observe nature. One key element of this distinctive style is the influence the materials have on form and technique. Each technique will be introduced with hands-on, step by step instruction. This class we will focus on 8 unique Chinese brush painting techniques.
  

  Cost: $150 / $190 non-members
  Non-members: Save money! Sign up to be a WAS-H Member and get additional member benefits. Click here to sign up.

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  Brushes; Two fine tip brush for lines work, two small combination brushes(white bristles surrounded with brown bristles in inner), a large combination brush.

  Paper: Shimmer paper or Extra Thin Cicada Wing paper (2 sheets of 54"x 27")

  A box of Marie’s watercolor, 12 or 18 tubes

  A bottle of Sumi-e ink or Chinese ink.

  A soft pencil, a painting mat, four paper weights such as rocks, a roll of paper towels, a foam board 18 x 24", a couple of 18 x 24" drawing papers.

  A wash jar or a small container, couple of porcelain dishes for mixing colors.

  
  

  
  

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• Pen & Ink and Watercolor

  • Start
    May 16, 2020
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  • End
    May 17, 2020
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  • Schedule
    2 sessions
  • Location
    WAS-H 1601 West Alabama at Mandell, Houston, TX 77006
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  PEN & INK and    WATERCOLOR

  Joanie Hughes

  Saturday, and Sunday

  May 16-17 

  9:30 - 3:30        $100

   This medium has endless possibilities with a variety of themes. Techniques and painting concepts will be stressed in successful mid-size and small paintings. Learn about the different tools for pen & ink. You will learn how to create delightful paintings with pen, ink, and watercolor.  Great for sketchbook travel.  

  Suitable for all levels.  

  Contact Joanie at 713-426-6767 or at joan-hughes@comcast.net. Visit her website here.

  PEN, INK AND WATERCOLOR SUPPLY LIST ~ Joanie Hughes
  

  Mix media paper pad 9X12, 90 to 140 lb
  One 22X30 hot press watercolor paper
  Tracing pad
  Small ruler
  Lead pencil
  Watercolor pencils - yellow, red, and blue
  Micron Pen #2,# 5, #8
  Ultra fine  Sharpie
  Regular watercolor palette -  Yellow, red, and blue watercolor paint if you
  do not have a palette,
  Medium and small round brush
  ONLY AFTER THE FIRST CLASS
  If interested in using a dip pen it’s best to wait until after samples and variety of pen holders, nibs, and India Inks are introduced to you.

  
  

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