June Monthly Member Workshop (June 06, 2026)

Sat, 06 Jun 2026 14:30:00 GMT

Monthly Member Workshop

Mohammad Bhatti

"Mixed Media"

Saturday, June 6

9:30 am - 3:00 pm

Basic Members: $50

Premium Members: $35

Gold Members: $25

Student Members: $25

This one-day Mixed Media Abstract Painting Workshop invites participants to explore the creative possibilities of layering, texture, color, and experimental mark-making through a variety of mixed media techniques. Designed for beginners and emerging artists, the workshop introduces the process of combining acrylic paints, papers, collage elements, and other materials to create dynamic and expressive abstract compositions. Through guided demonstrations and hands-on practice, participants will discover how to build depth, movement, and visual interest while developing their own unique artistic voice in a supportive and inspiring studio environment.

Participants are encouraged to bring a variety of materials to explore layering, texture, color, and experimental techniques. The following supplies are recommended:

Basic Painting Supplies

· Acrylic paints (assorted colors)

· Brushes in various sizes and shapes

· Palette or disposable palette paper

· Apron or old shirt for protection

Surfaces

· Mixed media paper pad or watercolor paper (140 lb recommended)

· Canvas board or stretched canvas (recommended size: 11”x14” or 16”x20”)

Drawing & Mark-Making Tools

· Charcoal, graphite sticks, or colored pencils

· Paint markers or permanent markers

· Oil pastels or soft pastels

Collage & Texture Materials

· Old magazines, or decorative papers

· Scrap fabric, lace, or textured materials

· Gel medium or matte medium for collage

Adhesives & Tools

· Glue stick or liquid glue

· Scissors

· Palette knife or old credit card for scraping textures

· Masking tape or painter’s tape

Optional Experimental Materials

· Spray bottle for water effects

· Sponges, bubble wrap, combs, or other texture-making tools

· Ink, stamps, or stencils

· Found objects for mark-making and imprinting

Mohammad Ali Bhatti is a Pakistani American painter; currently he resides in Houston Texas. He first came to the US in the early 1990's to earn his MFA from Edinboro University in Pennsylvania. He then earned his Ph.D. in Interdisciplinary Arts from Ohio University, Athens. He has been a professor of Art at Ohio University as well as an instructor at the University of Houston. For the last 30 years he has painted and exhibited around the world, resulting in more than 35 solo exhibitions and numerous juried shows; including places such as Turkey, Italy, Uzbekistan, Glasgow, United Kingdom, Nepal, Thailand, Pakistan, Dubai, Egypt, Russia, Mexico, China, India, Chile, Singapore, and Malaysia, and the United Arab Emirates.

Dr. Bhatti’s art is an exploration of movement, energy, and the raw emotion that emerges from the act of creating a painting. Through bold strokes, dynamic textures, and an intuitive use of color, he seeks to capture the essence of motion—both physical and emotional—on the canvas. He captures the mood, excitement, vitality, and dynamic movement of each scene. Every detail of the cowboy lifestyle; horses, livestock, are painted with keen observation in a painterly style. Visual interest is heightened by dramatic expressions, chiaroscuro, and energetic movement. His compositions are vibrant in capturing the color, excitement, and vitality of the characters and rich cultural heritage of the Southwest.

Dr. Bhatti’s distinctive style, bold brush strokes, intense colors and dynamic compositions are instantly recognizable and collectors throughout the United States and abroad value and prize his work. He is represented by a few art galleries in Texas such as Austin galleries, Art on12, Wimberley and Archway gallery Houston; and his artwork can be found in both public and private collections.

Currently teaches at Glassell School of Art, Houston, a member of the American Watercolor Society and the International Watercolor Committee, Mohammad Ali Bhatti creates works using many mediums that burst with color and positive energy.

July Monthly Member Workshop (July 11, 2026)

Sat, 11 Jul 2026 14:30:00 GMT

Monthly Member Workshop

Emily Espeche

Saturday, July 11

9:30 am - 3:00 pm

Basic Members: $50

Premium Members: $35

Gold Members: $25

Student Members: $25

August Monthly Member Workshop (August 08, 2026)

Sat, 08 Aug 2026 14:30:00 GMT

Monthly Member Workshop

Richard Williams

"Cappuccino Caricatures"

Saturday, August 8

9:30 am - 3:00 pm

Basic Members $50

Premium Members $35

Gold Members $25

Student Members $25

Participants will explore a variety of ways to use instant coffee as an actual art medium.

1) Cappuccino Calligraphy. Exploring brushstrokes and learning to vary the values within the medium.

2) Using a Chianti Bottle, participants will be led through a lesson on gradations, washes, and flat washes.

3) Participant will draw a contour self-portrait from their phones, adding a second image incorporated into the self-portrait.

4) A) Using cardboard and brown paper, the participant will create an organized composition to be used for a mixed media.

5) Lunch

6) Discussion on the principles of Design and how to use them in mixed media.

7) B) The participant will create a mixed media composition with a focus on a chiaroscuro study.

8) Critique and discuss to close with.

The instructor will bring; 16 oz. of freeze-dry coffee. Cardboard Scraps, 12 oz. of Gesso. An assortment of brushes, salt. Brown paper.

Participants will need to bring;

1) an assortment of watercolor brushes.

2) A simple watercolor set. Water container.

3) An assortment of paper and collage material.

4) Ebony pencils, erasers, and a pencil sharpener.

5) Only if they have them already: Prisma pencil, watercolor pencil, conte, markers.

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