Paint-In Coordinators

Kay Salem and James McClean

Paint-Ins for Members

Paint-Ins are a single-day class for WAS-H members only, taught usually the first Saturday of the month. Paint-Ins are an opportunity to learn a new technique or fit a class into a busy schedule. The fee is $40, and free for gold and silver level members. Seats are limited and registration is required.  Students bring their own supplies, unless otherwise stated.

January

1/11/25

Cheryl Evans, Instructor

Monitor:  James McClean

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February

2/8/25

Linda Vanek

Monitor:  James McClean

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March

3/15/25

Jami Bevins

Monitor:  Lynn Rodriguez


April

4/5/25

Joanie Hughes

Monitor:  Kay Salem

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May

5/3/25

Susan Giannantonio

Monitor:  Kay Salem

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June

6/7/25

Sue Bishop

Monitor:  James McClean


July

7/5/25

Lynn Rodriguez

Monitor:  Kay Salem


August

8/2/25

Lisa Miller

Monitor:  Kay Salem


September

9/6/25

TBD

Monitor:  Kay Salem


October

10/4/25

TBD

Monitor:  James McClean

November

11/1/25

TBD

Monitor:  Kay Salem

December

12/6/25

TBD


Register below - Limited seating and they fill up fast!

Paint-Ins

    • April 05, 2025
    • 9:30 AM - 3:00 PM
    • WASH - 1601 West Alabama at Mandell, Houston, TX 77006
    • 11
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    Monthly Paint-In


    Date: Saturday, April 5

    Time: 9:30 am - 3:00 pm

    Instructor:  Joanie Hughes



    Explore the beauty of your favorite spaces with watercolor! In this class, you’ll learn how to paint cozy house interiors, capturing cherished rooms and the items that make them special. Through the use of middle values in watercolor, we’ll emphasize the main elements of your composition to create depth, mood, and emotion.


    Discover techniques for layering washes, balancing light and shadow, and using color to bring your favorite spaces to life. Whether it’s a favorite chair, a sunny window, or the warmth of a kitchen corner, this class will help you tell a story through art while honing your watercolor skills.


    SUPPLY LIST

    PAPER:  Canson XL watercolor tablet  9X12, 140lb, 30 pages

    BRUSHES:  Simply Simmons  #3 and #10

    PAINT:  Watercolor paint      red, yellow, blue

    Gouache small tube Titanium White 0.6 fl.oz

    PRO Artist tape

    Ruler

    Please bring  a Picture of a room that you like.  



    • May 03, 2025
    • 9:30 AM - 3:00 PM
    • WASH - 1601 West Alabama at Mandell, Houston, TX 77006
    • 20
    Register

    Monthly Paint-In


    Date: Saturday, May 3

    Time: 9:30 am - 3:00 pm

    Instructor:  Susan Giannantonio


    Flower Garden Gone Wild!

    (Abstracting the Garden) 





    Sketch fast & furious with mixed media 
    Tear up your sketches
    Fill your sketchbook with collage abstractions 

    Create energetic, gestural impressions of the garden with quick studies. Use those studies to compose sketchbook collages that will serve as great reference material for future paintings. Some, in fact, will often stand alone as complete and successful compositions. You've never had such fun filling your sketchbook!

    Supply List:
    Supplies, below, are optional. Use what you have!
    There are many brands of paint, brushes, paper and they all work for this type of sketching.

    Paper:

    Sketch paper or even printer paper or thin watercolor paper
    A sketchbook for collaging.

    Glue:
    Matte Medium or Gel Medium or Mod Podge or Tacky glue

    Tools (all optional!, don’t buy new): A few brushes:
    Fan brush
    Liner (rigger) brush
    ½” flat brush
    ½: mop brush
    Palette knife
    Spray water bottle
    Credit card or catalyst wedge
    Any type of drawing media—posca pens, pencils, etc

    Paint:

    Favorite landscape colors of acrylic paints, limit palette (you don’t need a lot.) Even craft paint will work but it is nice to have artist grade paint if you can.
    I use, for instance:
    Deep Green
    Chromium Oxide
    Dioxazine Violet
    Quinacrodone Violet
    Quinacrodone Magenta
    Cobalt Blue
    Hansa Yellow
    Cadmium Orange
    White
    Black

1601 West Alabama Houston TX 77006
Gallery: 713-942-9966
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