Senior Class Coordinator

Kathleen Church

Art for Seniors

Community Outreach Program for Seniors only, age 55+. 

Each Wednesday WAS-H hosts a free art gathering for Seniors.  Sessions start at 9:30 a.m. and end at noon.  This is a friendly, supportive group for all levels of artists.  Sessions are led by an artist facilitator who provides an image to paint.  Paint along with the class or bring a different project to work on.  Participants bring their own supplies (only water-media, please).  You must register online to participate. During the summertime, this session is often an open studio where there is no artist facilitator, but seniors can come and paint together.

Safety Alert

Individuals attending Senior Classes in-person at the WAS-H facility

should be aware that they must have the ability to safely descend stairs in an emergency.



When does registration open?  Each Monday registration opens for the following week's class. 

For example, on Monday, March 25, registration opens for the Wednesday, April 3 class. 

What supplies should you bring?  Here is a recommended list of supplies put together by one of our excellent teachers:  

Senior Supply List - Beginner Painters.pdf

Instructor Schedule

September

03 - Carla Gauthier

10 - Carla Gauthier

17 - Diann Zimmerman

24 - Diane Treprenier

October

01 - Diann Zimmerman

08 - NO CLASS

15 - Nan Wright

22 - Nan Wright

29 - Jan McNeil

November

05 - Jan McNeil

12 - Cheryl Evans

19 - Larry Spitzberg

26 - Larry Spitzberg


December

03 - Nan Wright

10 - Beth Graham

17 - K. Church & K Stopnicki

24 - NO CLASS


Art for Seniors

    • October 29, 2025
    • 9:30 AM - 12:00 PM
    • WAS-H, 1601 Alabama at Mandell, Houston, TX 77006
    • 0
    Join waitlist

    Art for Seniors IN PERSON

    Wednesday

    October 29, 2025

    9:30 am - Noon

    Jan McNeil




    Maligne Lake, Jasper, Alberta




    Jan McNeill has always loved watercolor but with a full time job and 2 children, there wasn’t much time left over! She was able to begin her watercolor journey 25 years ago when her children became teenagers and she was able to start a weekly night class with Caroline Graham. 

    Jan has learned a lot from various workshops, teachers, art books, and magazines. She learned that she does her best work on hot press paper with round brushes.

    Jan became actively involved with WAS-H after she retired.  She’s held a variety of board positions including President, Vice President, Gallery Director, and Publicity Director. She currently is the Board Historian. 

    Jan loves watercolor and the WAS-H organization! She hopes that you also find it enjoyable and helpful in your own watercolor journey.

    “Anyone can master watercolor if they love it too much to quit!”  (per Angela Fehr - Canadian artist)


    Each Wednesday we host an art gathering for Seniors.  This is a friendly and supportive group - all levels are welcome to join and there is no fee for this class however, online registration is required to participate. 

    Students bring their own supplies - only water-media please.

    This weekly event is a community outreach to seniors 55+ only.

    Safety Alert: Individuals attending this activity should be aware that they require the ability to safely descend stairs in an emergency.


    #houstonartclass #artclasshouston #texasartclass #houstonartist #houston365 #365Houston

     


    • October 29, 2025
    • 9:30 AM - 11:00 AM
    • Live Streaming
    Register

    Art for Seniors LIVE STREAM ONLY

    Wednesday

    October 29, 2025

    9:30 am - 11:00 am

    Jan McNeil





    Maligne Lake, Jasper, Alberta



    Jan McNeill has always loved watercolor but with a full time job and 2 children, there wasn’t much time left over!   She was able to begin her watercolor journey 25 years ago when her children became teenagers and she was able to start a weekly night class with Caroline Graham. 

    Jan has learned a lot from various workshops, teachers, art books, and magazines.  She learned that she does her best work on hot press paper with round brushes.

    Jan became actively involved with WAS-H after she retired.   She’s held a variety of board positions including President, Vice President, Gallery Director, and Publicity Director.  She currently is the Board Historian. 

    Jan loves watercolor and the WAS-H organization!  She hopes that you also find it enjoyable and helpful in your own watercolor journey.

    “Anyone can master watercolor if they love it too much to quit!”  (per Angela Fehr - Canadian artist)


    Each Wednesday we host an art gathering for Seniors.  This is a friendly and supportive group - all levels are welcome to join and there is no fee for this class however, online registration is required to participate. 

    Students bring their own supplies - only water-media please.

    This weekly event is a community outreach to seniors 55+ only.



    #houstonartclass #artclasshouston #texasartclass #houstonartist #houston365 #365Houston

     


    • November 05, 2025
    • 9:30 AM - 12:00 PM
    • WAS-H, 1601 Alabama at Mandell, Houston, TX 77006
    • 8
    Register

    Art for Seniors IN PERSON

    Wednesday

    November 5, 2025

    9:30 am - Noon

    Jan McNeil



    Jan McNeill has always loved watercolor but with a full time job and 2 children, there wasn’t much time left over!   She was able to begin her watercolor journey 25 years ago when her children became teenagers and she was able to start a weekly night class with Caroline Graham. 

    Jan has learned a lot from various workshops, teachers, art books, and magazines.  She learned that she does her best work on hot press paper with round brushes.

    Jan became actively involved with WAS-H after she retired.   She’s held a variety of board positions including President, Vice President, Gallery Director, and Publicity Director.  She currently is the Board Historian. 

    Jan loves watercolor and the WAS-H organization!  She hopes that you also find it enjoyable and helpful in your own watercolor journey.

    “Anyone can master watercolor if they love it too much to quit!”  (per Angela Fehr - Canadian artist)

    Each Wednesday we host an art gathering for Seniors.  This is a friendly and supportive group - all levels are welcome to join and there is no fee for this class however, online registration is required to participate. 

    Students bring their own supplies - only water-media please.

    This weekly event is a community outreach to seniors 55+ only.

    Safety Alert: Individuals attending this activity should be aware that they require the ability to safely descend stairs in an emergency.


    #houstonartclass #artclasshouston #texasartclass #houstonartist #houston365 #365Houston

     


    • November 05, 2025
    • 9:30 AM - 11:00 AM
    • Live Streaming
    Register

    Art for Seniors LIVE STREAM ONLY

    Wednesday

    November 5, 2025

    9:30 am - 11:00 am

    Jan McNeil



    Jan McNeill has always loved watercolor but with a full-time job and 2 children, there wasn’t much time left over!   She was able to begin her watercolor journey 25 years ago when her children became teenagers and she was able to start a weekly night class with Caroline Graham. 

    Jan has learned a lot from various workshops, teachers, art books, and magazines.  She learned that she does her best work on hot press paper with round brushes.

    Jan became actively involved with WAS-H after she retired.   She’s held a variety of board positions including President, Vice President, Gallery Director, and Publicity Director.  She currently is the Board Historian. 

    Jan loves watercolor and the WAS-H organization!  She hopes that you also find it enjoyable and helpful in your own watercolor journey.

    “Anyone can master watercolor if they love it too much to quit!”  (per Angela Fehr - Canadian artist)

    Each Wednesday we host an art gathering for Seniors.  This is a friendly and supportive group - all levels are welcome to join and there is no fee for this class however, online registration is required to participate. 

    Students bring their own supplies - only water-media please.

    This weekly event is a community outreach to seniors 55+ only.



    #houstonartclass #artclasshouston #texasartclass #houstonartist #houston365 #365Houston

     


    • November 12, 2025
    • 9:30 AM - 12:00 PM
    • WAS-H, 1601 Alabama at Mandell, Houston, TX 77006
    • 22
    Registration is closed

    Art for Seniors - IN PERSON

    Wednesday

    November 12, 2025

    9:30 am - Noon

    Cheryl Evans


    Let’s Be Totally Transparent


    Let’s explore a transparent color palette. Bring a personal image - a portrait, landscape or floral and see how using transparent pigments floods your painting with light and energy.


    Cheryl Evans – Artist/Art Educator

    Cheryl’s first classroom teaching experience was in a tree house overlooking the ditch on First Street and Craig in Pasadena, Texas. The six-year-old teacher taught her eager pupils how to draw a palm tree and a bunny, and her 40+-year art teaching career was launched. She went on to receive a BFA and MA and teach the wonders of art to students from ages 4 – 94, from kindergarten to college. She was named Texas Art Educator of the Year in 2012, an ELITE Signature member at WAS-H, and she is still enthusiastically sharing her love of art as a painting instructor. She teaches art teachers as a pre-service and workshop presenter throughout Texas, and has taught workshops at many art leagues throughout Texas. Her paintings are in collections here and abroad, and recently had a very successful one-woman show at the Tower Gallery in Santa Fe, New Mexico. Her work ranges from landscape to portraiture to abstract. Presently she is the Educational Director at WAS-H and a producing watercolorist.

    She can still draw a mean palm tree.


    Each Wednesday we host an art gathering for Seniors.  This is a friendly and supportive group - all levels are welcome to join and there is no fee for this class however, online registration is required to participate. 

    Students bring their own supplies - only water-media please.

    This weekly event is a community outreach to seniors 55+ only.

    Safety Alert: Individuals attending this activity should be aware that they require the ability to safely descend stairs in an emergency.


    #houstonartclass #artclasshouston #texasartclass #houstonartist #houston365 #365Houston

     


    • November 12, 2025
    • 9:30 AM - 11:00 AM
    • LIVE STREAMING
    Register

    Art for Seniors - LIVE STREAM ONLY

    Wednesday

    November 12, 2025

    9:30 am - 11:00 am

    Cheryl Evans


    Let’s Be Totally Transparent


    Let’s explore a transparent color palette. Bring a personal image - a portrait, landscape or floral and see how using transparent pigments floods your painting with light and energy.


    Cheryl Evans – Artist/Art Educator

    Cheryl’s first classroom teaching experience was in a tree house overlooking the ditch on First Street and Craig in Pasadena, Texas. The six-year-old teacher taught her eager pupils how to draw a palm tree and a bunny, and her 40+-year art teaching career was launched. She went on to receive a BFA and MA and teach the wonders of art to students from ages 4 – 94, from kindergarten to college. She was named Texas Art Educator of the Year in 2012, an ELITE Signature member at WAS-H, and she is still enthusiastically sharing her love of art as a painting instructor. She teaches art teachers as a pre-service and workshop presenter throughout Texas and has taught workshops at many art leagues throughout Texas. Her paintings are in collections here and abroad and recently had a very successful one-woman show at the Tower Gallery in Santa Fe, New Mexico. Her work ranges from landscape to portraiture to abstract. Presently she is the Educational Director at WAS-H and a producing watercolorist.

    She can still draw a mean palm tree.


    Each Wednesday we host an art gathering for Seniors.  This is a friendly and supportive group - all levels are welcome to join and there is no fee for this class however, online registration is required to participate. 

    Students bring their own supplies - only water-media please.

    This weekly event is a community outreach to seniors 55+ only.



    #houstonartclass #artclasshouston #texasartclass #houstonartist #houston365 #365Houston

     


    • November 19, 2025
    • 9:30 AM - 12:00 PM
    • WAS-H, 1601 Alabama at Mandell, Houston, TX 77006
    • 22
    Registration is closed

    Art for Seniors - IN PERSON

    Wednesday

    November 19, 2025

    9:30 am - Noon

    Larry Spitzberg



    Each Wednesday we host an art gathering for Seniors.  This is a friendly and supportive group - all levels are welcome to join and there is no fee for this class however, online registration is required to participate. 

    Students bring their own supplies - only water-media please.

    This weekly event is a community outreach to seniors 55+ only.

    Safety Alert: Individuals attending this activity should be aware that they require the ability to safely descend stairs in an emergency.


    #houstonartclass #artclasshouston #texasartclass #houstonartist #houston365 #365Houston

     


    • November 19, 2025
    • 9:30 AM - 11:00 AM
    • Live Streaming
    Register

    Art for Seniors - LIVE STREAM ONLY

    Wednesday

    November 19, 2025

    9:30 am - 11:00 am

    Larry Spitzberg



    Each Wednesday we host an art gathering for Seniors.  This is a friendly and supportive group - all levels are welcome to join and there is no fee for this class however, online registration is required to participate. 

    Students bring their own supplies - only water-media please.

    This weekly event is a community outreach to seniors 55+ only.



    #houstonartclass #artclasshouston #texasartclass #houstonartist #houston365 #365Houston

     


    • November 26, 2025
    • 9:30 AM - 12:00 PM
    • WAS-H, 1601 Alabama at Mandell, Houston, TX 77006
    • 22
    Registration is closed

    Art for Seniors - IN PERSON

    Wednesday

    November 26, 2025

    9:30 am - Noon

    Larry Spitzberg



    Each Wednesday we host an art gathering for Seniors.  This is a friendly and supportive group - all levels are welcome to join and there is no fee for this class however, online registration is required to participate. 

    Students bring their own supplies - only water-media please.

    This weekly event is a community outreach to seniors 55+ only.

    Safety Alert: Individuals attending this activity should be aware that they require the ability to safely descend stairs in an emergency.


    #houstonartclass #artclasshouston #texasartclass #houstonartist #houston365 #365Houston

     


    • November 26, 2025
    • 9:30 AM - 11:00 AM
    • Live Streaming
    Register

    Art for Seniors - LIVE STREAM ONLY

    Wednesday

    November 26, 2025

    9:30 am - 11:00 am

    Larry Spitzberg



    Each Wednesday we host an art gathering for Seniors.  This is a friendly and supportive group - all levels are welcome to join and there is no fee for this class however, online registration is required to participate. 

    Students bring their own supplies - only water-media please.

    This weekly event is a community outreach to seniors 55+ only.



    #houstonartclass #artclasshouston #texasartclass #houstonartist #houston365 #365Houston

     


    • December 03, 2025
    • 9:30 AM - 12:00 PM
    • WAS-H, 1601 Alabama at Mandell, Houston, TX 77006
    • 22
    Registration is closed

    Art for Seniors - IN PERSON

    Wednesday

    December 3, 2025

    9:30 am - Noon

    Nan Wright



    Each Wednesday we host an art gathering for Seniors.  This is a friendly and supportive group - all levels are welcome to join and there is no fee for this class however, online registration is required to participate. 

    Students bring their own supplies - only water-media please.

    This weekly event is a community outreach to seniors 55+ only.

    Safety Alert: Individuals attending this activity should be aware that they require the ability to safely descend stairs in an emergency.


    #houstonartclass #artclasshouston #texasartclass #houstonartist #houston365 #365Houston

     


    • December 03, 2025
    • 9:30 AM - 11:00 AM
    • Live Streaming
    Register

    Art for Seniors - LIVE STREAM ONLY

    Wednesday

    December 3, 2025

    9:30 am - 11:00 am

    Nan Wright



    Each Wednesday we host an art gathering for Seniors.  This is a friendly and supportive group - all levels are welcome to join and there is no fee for this class however, online registration is required to participate. 

    Students bring their own supplies - only water-media please.

    This weekly event is a community outreach to seniors 55+ only.

    Safety Alert: Individuals attending this activity should be aware that they require the ability to safely descend stairs in an emergency.


    #houstonartclass #artclasshouston #texasartclass #houstonartist #houston365 #365Houston

     


    • December 10, 2025
    • 9:30 AM - 12:00 PM
    • WAS-H, 1601 Alabama at Mandell, Houston, TX 77006
    • 22
    Registration is closed

    Art for Seniors IN PERSON

    Wednesday

    December 10, 2025

    9:30 am - Noon

    Beth Graham



    Each Wednesday we host an art gathering for Seniors.  This is a friendly and supportive group - all levels are welcome to join and there is no fee for this class however, online registration is required to participate. 

    Students bring their own supplies - only water-media please.

    This weekly event is a community outreach to seniors 55+ only.

    Safety Alert: Individuals attending this activity should be aware that they require the ability to safely descend stairs in an emergency.


    #houstonartclass #artclasshouston #texasartclass #houstonartist #houston365 #365Houston

     



    • December 17, 2025
    • 9:30 AM - 12:00 PM
    • WAS-H, 1601 Alabama at Mandell, Houston, TX 77006
    • 22
    Registration is closed

    Art for Seniors IN PERSON

    Wednesday

    December 17, 2025

    9:30 am - Noon

    Kathleen Church and Karen Stopnicki



    Each Wednesday we host an art gathering for Seniors.  This is a friendly and supportive group - all levels are welcome to join and there is no fee for this class however, online registration is required to participate. 

    Students bring their own supplies - only water-media please.

    This weekly event is a community outreach to seniors 55+ only.

    Safety Alert: Individuals attending this activity should be aware that they require the ability to safely descend stairs in an emergency.

    #houstonartclass #artclasshouston #texasartclass #houstonartist #houston365 #365Houston

     



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