Registration for our Summer Semester will open May 1 at 10:00am. 


NOTE: Parking is no longer available at the Menil Collection. Please use surrounding streets if the WAS-H parking lot is full.


Members must login to register for classes and workshops. Please note non-members pay an additional fee for classes. See each class for specific fees.

Upcoming Classes and Workshops

  • Open Studio for Members

    • 05 Jan 2018
    • 18 May 2018
    • 14 sessions
    • WAS-H, 1601 W. Alabama, Houston, TX 77006
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    OPEN STUDIO FOR MEMBERS - SPRING 2018 

    Diane Burch, Facilitator, ipaint@dianeburchstudio.com   1(858) 945-5457. 

    WAS-H members, come paint together from 10-2 pm on Fridays when no workshops or classes are scheduled. See schedule below. We watch a DVD from an artist of renown,  discuss style and techniques demonstrated, paint in the style of the DVD or our own compositions, share ideas, and enjoy the camaraderie of fellow artists.  

    No additional instruction is provided.  Bring your usual supplies, your lunch, and enjoy additional painting time after we eat together.

    Spring schedule of DVD's is listed below. If a change is made, registered members will be notified via email.

    JAN 5  Jeanne Dobie - Making Color Sing. Jeanne Dobie is an iconic watercolor instructor who championed using a variety of greens and utilizing mouse power. Disk 1: Shapes, pure color, and mouse power

    JAN 12  Jeanne Dobie - Making Color Sing. Disk 2: Greens should not look green, paper as part of the painting, and octanic color

    JAN 19  Jeanne Dobie - Making Color Sing. Disk 3: Dark partners, and Errors into assets

    JAN 26  Jack Ayers - How to Mat Your Paintings (interactive)

    (No Open Studio on Feb. 2)

    FEB 9  Soon Y Warren - Vibrant Watercolor Techniques: Painting Water

    FEB 16  Materials and Supplies for artists: Come try new papers, techniques, etc.

    FEB 23  Laurie Humble - Secrets in Watercolor: The Unifying Wash

    (No Open Studio on March 2, 9, and 16)

    MAR 23   Cheng-Khee Chee - Splash Color Technique, Part 1

    (No Open Studio on March 30)

    APR 6   Cheng-Khee Chee - Saturated Wet Technique (koi fish)

    (No Open Studio on April 13)

    APR 20   Still Life Paint-in - paint your own style

    APR 27  Charles Harrington - Acrylic Landscapes, the Watercolor Way, Part 1

    MAY 4  Charles Harrington - Acrylic Landscapes, the Watercolor Way, Part 2

    MAY 11  Anne Abgott - Techniques for Colorful Shadows

    MAY 18  Shirley Trevana - Taking Risks with Watercolor and Potluck Lunch

    (No Open Studio on May 26, holiday weekend)

    Please forward suggestions for artists to include in our study to Diane Burch, Open Studio Facilitator, ipaint@dianeburchstudio.com, or Beth Graham, Education Co-Director, bethgraham52ca@gmail.com.

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  • Fabulous Flowers

    • 05 Apr 2018
    • 26 Apr 2018
    • 4 sessions
    • WAS-H 1601 West Alabama at Mandell, Houston, TX 77006
    • 0
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    FABULOUS FLOWERS - Carla Gauthier

    Thursday afternoons, April 5, 12, 19, 26. 
    1:00-4:00 pm.  
    $150

    Spring has sprung! What better subject to celebrate the season? Let's study the structure, the strength and shapes of individual flowers, so that we can simplify them in our paintings. Then we will use that simplicity to our advantage and leap into composition, color and energy of this subject matter. We will work on exercises together, and explore possibilities with your own photos. 

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

    Just bring regular supplies like your 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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  • Fast Figure Sketching

    • 28 Apr 2018
    • 29 Apr 2018
    • 2 sessions
    • WAS-H 1601 West Alabama at Mandell, Houston, TX 77006
    • 4
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            FAST FIGURE SKETCHING - Ksenia Annis

    Saturday and Sunday, April 28-29
    9:00am - 3:00pm

    $100 

    Get started on figure sketching or fine-tune your skills - these two full days of class will be filled with live model drawing using fast sketching techniques that Ksenia will demonstrate. With over 6 hours of instruction and practice each day the participants will have much better grasp of important components - positioning the figure on paper, outlining, separating light and dark and adding just the right amount of detail. An additional model fee will be collected at the beginning of class, $5 per day per participant. All levels. 

    ksenia@tummyrubb.com, (936) 581-3065

    Supply list: click here.

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  • Beginner Watercolor - Weekday

    • 14 May 2018
    • 15 May 2018
    • 2 sessions
    • WAS-H 1601 West Alabama at Mandell, Houston, TX 77006
    • 3
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    BEGINNER WATERCOLOR - WEEKDAY  - Joanie Hughes

    Monday and Tuesday
    May 14 & 15
    9:30am - 3:30pm

    $100

    This class will give you a solid foundation in the use of materials, techniques, color theory, composition, and design. Joanie always gives demonstrations and hands-on attention to each student's work. There will be completed paintings each day. Haven't painted in a long time? Come to this workshop as a refresher and get those brushes wet!   

    joan-hughes@comcast.net, 713-426-6767. Click here to visit her website.  

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  • You've Got Style!

    • 19 May 2018
    • 20 May 2018
    • 2 sessions
    • WAS-H 1601 West Alabama at Mandell, Houston, TX 77006
    • 16
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    YOU'VE GOT STYLE! -- Robin Avery

    Saturday & Sunday, May 19 & 20
    9:30 am-3:30 pm          $100

    You can't run! You can't hide! Your artistic style and preferences will sneak, emerge, and break through without consciousness. In this workshop we will engage in self-discovery of our artistic preferences. We will reflect on our own past paintings, examine selected paintings of others we admire, and will do several painting exercises using the elements of design. Come prepared to push your creativity to another level and to learn about what is special about you and your style of painting.

     robinavery47@gmail.com, 713-410-1076

    Supplies:
    15-30 Photos or Images of Famous Artists' Paintings
    10-20 Contemporary Artists' images (torn from Watercolor Magazines, Catalogs, IPad images)
    10-20 of your own paintings (half sheet is preferred over full sheets due to class size)

    Good Quality Tracing Paper or Vellum (use 40% coupon from Hobby Lobby to save $)
    Sharpie Pens or similar markers....thin and regular black
    Masking tape
    Sheet of Acetate (8x11) Green and Red from Texas Art supply (75 cents)
    Quarter and Eighth sheets of watercolor paper, to be used in class exercises
    Paints of your choice (prefer Professional Grade) even just three colors:
    Permanent Rose, Cobalt Blue,  New Gamboge
    Photos to use to create new paintings in YOUR STYLE!

    Click here for downloadable supply list.

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  • Color Theory

    • 23 May 2018
    • 27 Jun 2018
    • 6 sessions
    • WAS-H 1601 West Alabama at Mandell, Houston, TX 77006
    • 12
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    COLOR THEORY - Ellen Orseck

    Six Wednesday mornings

    NEW Dates

    May 23, 30, June 6, 13, 20, 27

    9:30am - 12:00pm  

    $200  

    Navigating color has often been a hit or miss intuitive proposition for painters.  Learning about color can open your work to new possibilities of expression.  Together we will master a clear understanding of hue, saturation, tint, shade, analogous, harmonious, and complimentary color and so much more.  Beyond the realm of primary and secondary colors are the rich and evocative varieties of tertiary colors - neutrals, grays, and blacks created from mixing primaries and secondaries. This course will cover the theoretical elements of color from Newton, Goethe, Itten and Albers and put them to the test with demonstrations and exercises that will bring you skill and confidence when exploring the psychological and aesthetic nature of color.  

    eorseck@gmail.com, 713-781-8008

    For supply list, click here.  

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  • Open Studio for Members

    • 01 Jun 2018
    • 24 Aug 2018
    • 9 sessions
    • WAS-H, 1601 W. Alabama, Houston, TX 77006

    OPEN STUDIO FOR MEMBERS - SUMMER 2018 

    Joanie Hughes, Facilitator. joan-hughes@comcast.net, 713-426-6767. 

    WAS-H members, come paint together from 10-2 pm on Fridays when no other workshops or classes are scheduled. See schedule below. We watch a DVD from an artist of renown,  discuss style and techniques demonstrated, paint in the style of the DVD or our own compositions, share ideas, and enjoy the camaraderie of fellow artists.  

    No additional instruction is provided.  Bring your usual supplies, your lunch, and enjoy additional painting time after we eat together.

    Summer schedule of DVD's is listed below. If a change is made, registered members will be notified via email.  (Join email list by contacting Joanie Hughes.)

    JUNE 1 - A.J. Schexnayder: Watercolor, Start to Finish

    JUNE 8 - Stephen Quiller: 1st part - Color Foundation/Color Theory

    JUNE 15 - Stephen Quiller: 2nd part - Structured Color

    JUNE 22 - Open Studio (no video). Painting on your own at WAS-H

    JUNE 29 - No Open Studio today (Studio not available)

    JULY 6 - Mary Whyte: Portrait capturing emotion and character

    JULY 20 - Jean Pederson: Wet Glazing a Watercolor Portrait

    July 27 - No Open Studio today (Studio not available)

    AUG 3 - Guan Weixing: Watercolor Portrait of an Old Man

    AUG 17 - Jean Evans: Chinese Brush Painting

    AUG 24 - Peihong Endris: Chinese Brush Painting

    AUG 31 - No Open Studio today (Labor Day Weekend)

    Please forward suggestions for artists to include in our study to Joanie Hughes, Open Studio Facilitator, joan-hughes@comcast.net.

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  • Fabulous Flowers

    • 05 Jun 2018
    • 26 Jun 2018
    • 4 sessions
    • WAS-H 1601 West Alabama at Mandell, Houston, TX 77006
    • 14

    FABULOUS FLOWERS - Carla Gauthier

    Tuesday mornings, June 5, 12, 19, 26.
     9:30am-12:30pm.    $150

    Spring has sprung! What better subject to celebrate the season? Let's study the structure, the strength and shapes of individual flowers, so that we can simplify them in our paintings. Then we will use that simplicity to our advantage and leap into composition, color and energy of this subject matter. We will work on exercises together, and explore possibilities with your own photos. 

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

    Just bring regular supplies like your 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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  • Portrait Drawing

    • 05 Jun 2018
    • 26 Jun 2018
    • 4 sessions
    • WAS-H 1601 West Alabama at Mandell, Houston, TX 77006
    • 15

    PORTRAIT DRAWING - Prof. Mohammad Ali Bhatti

    Tuesdays,June 5, 12, 19, 26
    1:00-4:00 pm        $150

    This class is designed for students to learn to draw the human head, neck, and shoulder in correct proportion. Drawing lessons help when painting portraits in watercolor medium. In this drawing class you will learn the basic elements of drawing the human head, planes, contour, light and shade, drawing the eyes, nose, lips, and ears in various mediums such as: graphite, charcoal, pen and ink, Conté crayon, pastel, and water color. This class is useful for all artists who are interested in painting portraits.

    Supply List: 

    • good quality photos/prints of your choice for drawing
    • graphite pencils HB, 2B, 4B (open choice)
    • charcoal pencil/stick, pen & ink
    • Conté crayon, 
    • pastels, 
    • watercolor paints, 
    • drawing pad 14"x17" (443-Series Premium Recycled Drawing Pad)
    • lightweight drawing board  
    • eraser
    • masking tape
    • sharpener

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

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  • Warm and Cool Colors

    • 07 Jun 2018
    • 28 Jun 2018
    • 4 sessions
    • WAS-H 1601 West Alabama at Mandell, Houston, TX 77006
    • 14

    WARM AND COOL COLORS - Carla Gauthier

    Thursday mornings, June 7, 14, 21, 28. 9:30-12:30 pm.  $150

    Red, Orange and Yellow are warm colors while Greens, Blues and Violets are cool. Simple enough, right? Well there's so much more to learn! That each and every color has a warm and cool version, that using them in a painting can create space and depth, that glazes of warms and cools can create a stronger focal point, that you might be able to make better decisions on which yellow, blue or red would work best in a given painting. Learn to understand your pigments, how to best use them to make your paintings stronger during this four-week class.    

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

    Just bring regular supplies like your 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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  • Painting Loosely

    • 07 Jun 2018
    • 28 Jun 2018
    • 4 sessions
    • WAS-H 1601 West Alabama at Mandell, Houston, TX 77006
    • 14

    PAINTING LOOSELY - Carla Gauthier

    Thursday afternoons, June 7, 14, 21, 28. 9:30-12:30 pm.  $150

    Do you admire paintings with a loose painterly style? This four week class will take you through exercises and approaches to help you develop a looser style of watercolor painting.

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

    Just bring regular supplies like your 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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  • Landscape Workshop

    • 09 Jun 2018
    • 10 Jun 2018
    • 2 sessions
    • WAS-H 1601 West Alabama at Mandell, Houston, TX 77006
    • 18

    LANDSCAPE  WORKSHOP - Caroline Graham

    Saturday & Sunday, June 9-10
    9:30- 3:30 pm           $100

    Prepare yourself for summer travel and sketching/painting gorgeous views and landscapes!   This class will design a landscape using baselines (the easiest), diagonals or the zigzag.  We wil go over placement, shapes, horizon lines, and one and two-point perspective.  If you want to add clouds, now is the time!  Various techniques can be used to make beautiful skies.   We will also discuss how to take the work that you finished and learn the questions to ask to critique yourself.

    Bring 140 lb rough or 140 lb cold press Arches paper, your paints, brushes, AND photos for paintings you might want to practice these techniques on.

    cgrahamart@hotmail.com, 713-664-6589

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  • Wood Texture and Metal - Dry Brush Techniques

    • 23 Jun 2018
    • 24 Jun 2018
    • 2 sessions
    • WAS-H 1601 West Alabama at Mandell, Houston, TX 77006
    • 22

    WOOD TEXTURE AND METAL - DRY BRUSH TECHNIQUES
    Les McDonald, les@lesmcdonald.com, 713-977-4729.  www.lesmcdonald.com

    Saturday & Sunday, June 23-24, 9:30am-3:30pm.     $100

    This two-day workshop is offered to teach realism proficiency and control for your painting. Design elements will be conveyed as well as methods to work from your photographic reference. Daily demos, with step-by-step explanations of the concepts and technique will be provided. Students have the option of working from their own subject matter or working from instructor materials. Students are encouraged to bring images of subjects they are interested in painting. Selection for choosing a paintable subject that matches one’s skill level will be incorporated.  Details for incorporating elements of realism will be taught and demonstrated. Within the workshop each person’s goals will be identified so their achievements may be met. The instructor will provide lots of one-on-one help.  

    Click here for supply list.

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  • Chinese Brush Painting - White Plum Blossom and Simple Birds

    • 29 Jun 2018
    • 01 Jul 2018
    • 3 sessions
    • WAS-H 1601 West Alabama at Mandell, Houston, TX 77006
    • 22

    CHINESE BRUSH PAINTING - WHITE PLUM BLOSSOM AND SIMPLE BIRDS

    Peihong Endris, peihong1512@gmail.com, 713-206-3668
    Click here to visit the artist's website.  

    Friday, Saturday, Sunday - June 29, 30, July 1
    9:30-3:30 PM      $150  

    In China, the plum blossom symbolizes the ethical qualities of strength, perseverance, and purity. Plum blossoms appear in the coldest months of the year, unhindered by frost and snow. The plum blossom is considered the national flower of China. In folk tradition the five round petals of the blossoms represent the five blessings: longevity, health, lasting happiness and natural death. The plum blossom is respected and loved by the Chinese people and is a favorite subject of painting. In this session, you will learn the magnificent of white plum blossom and simple birds through with simplicity of brushwork, depicts the ideas that unique perspective to expresses on oriental rice paper.  Peihong gives hands–on, step by step demonstrate attention to each student’s work. Welcome all skill levels.

    E-mail peihong1512@gmail.com, or call at 713-206-3668 for supply list

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  • Painting Architectural Details

    • 05 Jul 2018
    • 26 Jul 2018
    • 4 sessions
    • WAS-H 1601 West Alabama at Mandell, Houston, TX 77006
    • 14

    PAINTING ARCHITECTURAL DETAILS - Carla Gauthier

    Thursday mornings, 9:30-3:30 pm

    July 5, 12, 19, 26     $150

    Do you love your travel photos ut are overwhelmed by painting the entire city scene? In this class we will concentrate on the architectural details that are the breathtaking touches in all those photos! Learn techniques to create those aged patinas, delicate iron work, beautiful textures, and distinctive silhouettes. Zoom in on those details, join in the fun.

    Just bring 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.

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

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  • Sketchbook Savvy

    • 05 Jul 2018
    • 26 Jul 2018
    • 4 sessions
    • WAS-H 1601 West Alabama at Mandell, Houston, TX 77006
    • 14

    SKETCHBOOK SAVVY - Carla Gauthier

    Thurs afternoons, July 5, 12, 19, 26; 1-4 pm 

    $150

    Are you always envious of other artist’s sketchbooks? The time involved in keeping a sketchbook is a commitment, that is certain. But it is also clarifying what your artistic strengths are, and building on those strengths with exercises based on a vision of what you want your art to be. Not big on drawing? That’s okay, we will discover various methods and materials that will make for a sketchbook you can be proud of, and find every participant a particular path to build towards their artistic vision. Every artist’s path is unique, but keeping a sketchbook is a surefire way to better your art.

    carla.gauthier@yahoo.com, 281-384-2473
    Click here to visit her website. 

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  • Portrait Painting

    • 10 Jul 2018
    • 31 Jul 2018
    • 4 sessions
    • WAS-H 1601 West Alabama at Mandell, Houston, TX 77006
    • 15

    PORTRAIT PAINTING - Prof. Mohammad Ali Bhatti

    Tuesday afternoons, 1:00-4:00 pm 
    July 10, 17, 24, 31    $150

    Portrait Drawing by Dr. Bhatti is recommended as a pre-requisite, but not required.  

    This class is about learning the basic technique of painting portraits in watercolor medium. The focus of the class will be on learning the form, tonality, values, layering technique, and composition. Portrait painting is fun, exciting, and challenging, too.  The class will work as a group as well as on individual portrait study.

    Art supply list

    • Graphite Pencils: HB, 2B (preferable)
    • Watercolor brushes:  # 02 - # 06  squirrel hair (Mop)
    • Watercolor palette, brand of your choice
    • Watercolor paints, professional
    • 140# Arches (a few ¼ size sheets)
    • Light weight drawing board
    • Eraser – masking tape – sharpener – etc

    Note: Please bring good quality photos/prints of your choice for painting portraits.

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

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  • Mix It Up: Drawing and Painting the Figure

    • 13 Jul 2018
    • 15 Jul 2018
    • 3 sessions
    • WAS-H 1601 West Alabama at Mandell, Houston, TX 77006
    • 20

    MIX IT UP: DRAWING & PAINTING THE FIGURE - Carol Rensink and Liz Hill
    Friday, Saturday, Sunday, July 13, 14, 15.
    10:00am - 4:00pm        $150, plus shared model fee

    Drawing and painting the model:   3 different models, 3 different approaches,  2 different instructors.

    Multi-Media!  Come with an open mind ready to try new things. 

    Join Liz Hill and Carol Rensink, award winning mixed media and figure artists to learn new and different approaches to working from the model.  You will encounter new ways to draw the figure and your work will step up to a new level.  All levels.

    Questions? Contact Liz at Lizhill4u@aol.com or call 713-252-7726.  Click here to visit Liz's website. Or contact Carol at crensink.art@att.net, 713-524-5146.

    SUPPLY LIST

    • Water media paints of your choice (watercolor, acrylic, gouache) but nothing oil based.
    • White gesso, plus gray and other colors if you wish
    • Watercolor pencils, intense, markers, pastels, anything you have. 
    • Willow charcoal thin, charcoal pencils, drawing pencils, graphite whatever you like to use
    • Matt medium for gluing and sealing papers 
    • Hot press 140# paper for paintings. We will bring some if you cannot find 
    • Drawing paper 90# 
    • White tissue (cheap wrapping is fine ), in colors if you wish —Collage papers (all kinds) like oriental papers, newspaper, old phone books, envelopes, and papers you have made.  We will also bring some papers ! 
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  • Limited Palette Workshop

    • 27 Jul 2018
    • 29 Jul 2018
    • 3 sessions
    • WAS-H 1601 West Alabama at Mandell, Houston, TX 77006
    • 14

    LIMITED PALETTE WORKSHOP - Carla Gauthier

    Friday – Sunday, Nov 17, 18, 19
    9:30-3:30         $150

    Instead of buying every new color that comes out, learn what the colors you have can do for you! 

    Color can be overwhelming to painters, especially with all the new offerings out there. Understanding the properties of different tube colors is where we will start. Then we will move on to mixtures and what emotions they evoke. Limiting the palette of colors you use for each painting allows you to create a unified painting with a stronger sense of mood and energy. You will paint your own subject matter and together we will decide what colors will best convey the mood you want to create. The bonus of this class - the fewer colors that you paint with, the more energy and concentration you will have to devote to shapes, values, edges and movement in your painting. All levels.

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

    carla.gauthier@yahoo.com, 281-384-2473  http://carlagauthier.com 

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  • Chinese Brush Painting: Morning Glories and Insects

    • 07 Aug 2018
    • 28 Aug 2018
    • 4 sessions
    • WAS-H 1601 West Alabama at Mandell, Houston, TX 77006
    • 20

    CHINESE BRUSH PAINTING: MORNING GLORIES AND INSECTS - Peihong Endris

    Tuesday mornings, August 7, 14, 21, 28  9:30 am - 12:30 pm         $150   

    Speaking of morning glory, I always think of the summer days. Such as red, pink, purple and blue.  Although it is a kind of wild flower, blooming on the side of the paths crisscrossed in the fields, it is very attractive, which blooms in the morning and fades before noon. They are both ephemeral and beautiful. In this section, we will cover both techniques of detail and free style. Plus dragonflies, bees, and butterflies. Peihong gives hands–on, step by step demonstrate attention to each student’s work. All skill levels.

    E-mail peihong1512@gmail.com, or call at 713-206-3668 for supply list.

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  • Afraid of the Dark? Exploring the Dark Side

    • 10 Aug 2018
    • 12 Aug 2018
    • 3 sessions
    • WAS-H 1601 West Alabama at Mandell, Houston, TX 77006
    • 14

    AFRAID OF THE DARK? EXPLORING THE DARK SIDE - Carla Gauthier

    Friday, Saturday, & Sunday
    August 10, 11, 12        
    9:30-3:30 pm           $150

    Have you ever been disappointed with the contrast and colors of a painting when you thought it had potential to be a strong finished work? Color dries lighter in watercolor, but it can also dry duller, and much more flat if you don't take the right painting steps. In this weekend workshop we will practice techniques and tricks to give your paintings strong contrast, with rich, varied color. We will demystify back-lit subjects, and work with edges to create velvety darks, and a strong sense of light.    

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

    Just bring 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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  • Horses in Charcoal and Watercolor

    • 18 Aug 2018
    • 19 Aug 2018
    • 2 sessions
    • WAS-H 1601 West Alabama at Mandell, Houston, TX 77006
    • 22

    HORSES IN CHARCOAL AND WATERCOLOR -- Theresa Wilson

     Mon & Tues, August 18 & 19
    9:30 am-3:30 pm       $100 

    Horses capture the imagination in ways that few animals do, but translating that to paper can be a daunting task.  In this workshop we will look at how to draw and paint the horse in a convincing, yet expressive, way.  We will identify and develop strategies to draw the key aspects of horse anatomy.  Then we will have fun with charcoal and watercolor techniques to build form and give our horses life and individuality.  All levels.

    ttcbwilson@aol.com, 281-829 9821  www.theresawilsonwatercolors.com

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  • Water and Boat in Watercolor

    • 25 Aug 2018
    • 26 Aug 2018
    • 2 sessions
    • WAS-H 1601 West Alabama at Mandell, Houston, TX 77006
    • 22

    WATER AND BOAT IN WATERCOLOR -- Les McDonald

    Saturday & Sunday, August 25-26, 9:30am-3:30pm.     $100

    This workshop will be an exercise painting water and reflections. Demos, with step-by-step explanations of the concepts and technique will be provided. You will have the option of working from their own subject matter or from my photo materials. This is the photo we will be working from.  

    All levels. 

    les@lesmcdonald.com, 713-977-4729.  www.lesmcdonald.com

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  • Basics of Drawing and Painting on iPad

    • 16 Sep 2018
    • 9:30 AM - 3:30 PM
    • WAS-H 1601 West Alabama at Mandell, Houston, TX 77006
    • 20

    BASICS OF DRAWING AND PAINTING ON iPAD -- Ksenia Annis

    Sunday, September 16, 9:30am-3:30pm.     $50

    Put your iPad to work creating beautiful art. Ksenia Annis will be teaching the basics of digital drawing and painting using an iPad and Apple Pencil. She will give an overview of Procreate software and show how various pieces - from quick sketches to finished paintings can be created digitally.  

    All levels. 

    kseniaannis@yahoo.com

    Materials: iPad Air or later, Procreate app, Apple Pencil (highly recommended, but not required).

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  • Carl Dalio Major Workshop

    • 08 Oct 2018
    • 9:00 AM
    • 12 Oct 2018
    • 4:00 PM
    • 1601 West Alabama
    • 1
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    Watercolor With Carl Dalio


    5-Day Workshop 

    October 8-12, 2018

    Tuition 

    $650 for members

    $700 for non-members

    *$100 non-refundable deposit

    International artist Carl Dalio, a resident of Sedona, Arizona, is a master of bold color and dynamic design. With abundant experience as a successful artist, illustrator, instructor and juror, he continues to honor essential concepts of beauty, design, imagination, passion and simplicity. Accomplished in watercolor, oil and pastel, he has presented painting demonstrations and workshops in the U.S., Canada, Mexico, Europe and Indonesia. He is a signature member of the American Watercolor Society (served on its Jury of Selection in New York), National Watercolor Society (served on its Jury of Selection in California) and Rocky Mountain Watermedia Society. 

    Carl's paintings, six-times cover art and numerous articles have appeared in books and publications including American Artist, Artist’s Magazine, Watercolor Magic and Pastel Journal. His paintings have received awards in national exhibitions and online competitions. 

    Carl was one of 30 nationally known artists participating in the October 2016 Sedona Plein Air Festival. In February of 2016, Carl painted in Cuba with fellow artists in Plein Air Magazine’s historic Publisher’s Invitational adventure. His Inspirational Painting Videos, available as digital downloads, are available through his official website. 

    Please visit at www.carldalio.com to view the gallery of his expressive paintings. 

    *$100 deposit is non-refundable. Full workshop payment is due 60 days prior to start date.

    Supply List: 

    The workshop coordinator will contact you closer to the workshop start date and provide a supply list along with any other pertinent details.

     

     

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1601 West Alabama Houston TX 77006
Gallery: 713-942-9966
Questions? Email WAS-H@sbcglobal.net
HOURS: Tuesday - Saturday, 10 am - 3 pm

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