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 15, 2025
    • 9:30 AM - 12:00 PM
    • WAS-H, 1601 Alabama at Mandell, Houston, TX 77006
    • 3
    Register

    Art for Seniors 

    Wednesday

    October 15, 2025

    9:30 am - Noon

    Nan Wright


    Awesome Autumn




    In addition to your regular palette and supplies, here are the suggested paints for this class:
    Cadmium Yellow (any hue you like)
    Transparent Orange
    Transparent Yellow
    White gouache

    EXTRA
    Natural sea sponge


    Nan Wright began her creative journey as a globe-trotting photographer, capturing everyday life in Asia, Europe, North Africa, and South America. Today, she has traded pixels for pigments, bringing the same eye for light, texture, composition, and subtle quirk to her watercolor paintings.

     

    She has studied with renowned artists such as Karen Vance, Vlad Yeliseyev, and Brienne Brown, developing a distinctive and recognizable style. Her work has been juried into international watercolor exhibitions and has received numerous awards.

     

    Nan’s paintings have been featured annually on the Winter Park Art Trail and in Plein Air @ Altitude in Winter Park, Colorado, since their 2021 beginnings. She has also exhibited in Galveston, Steamboat, Breckenridge, and with Arts for Rural Texas in Fayetteville, and has received six invitations to the prestigious Bayou City Art Festival in Houston.

     

    In addition to exhibiting her work, Nan teaches watercolor classes at the 600-member Watercolor Art Society of Houston, where she also volunteers her time.

     

    She is a member of the American Watercolor Society, National Watercolor Society, Watercolor Art Society–Houston, Outdoor Painters Society, Women in the Visual and Literary Arts, and Fraser Valley Arts.


    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 15, 2025
    • 9:30 AM - 11:00 AM
    • Live Streaming

    Art for Seniors - NO LIVE STREAM October 15

    Wednesday

    October 15, 2025




    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

     


    • October 22, 2025
    • 9:30 AM - 11:00 AM
    • Live Streaming
    Register

    Art for Seniors LIVE STREAM ONLY

    Wednesday

    October 22, 2025

    9:30 am - 11:00 am

    Nan Wright

    Autumn Leaves





    In addition to your regular palette and supplies, these paints are suggested:
    Cadmium Yellow (any hue you like)
    Transparent Orange
    Transparent Yellow
    White gouache
    Buff Titanium

    Supplies:  Old brush for scrubbing

    Nan Wright began her creative journey as a globe-trotting photographer, capturing everyday life in Asia, Europe, North Africa, and South America. Today, she has traded pixels for pigments, bringing the same eye for light, texture, composition, and subtle quirk to her watercolor paintings.

    She has studied with renowned artists such as Karen Vance, Vlad Yeliseyev, and Brienne Brown, developing a distinctive and recognizable style. Her work has been juried into international watercolor exhibitions and has received numerous awards.

    Nan’s paintings have been featured annually on the Winter Park Art Trail and in Plein Air @ Altitude in Winter Park, Colorado, since their 2021 beginnings. She has also exhibited in Galveston, Steamboat, Breckenridge, and with Arts for Rural Texas in Fayetteville, and has received six invitations to the prestigious Bayou City Art Festival in Houston.

    In addition to exhibiting her work, Nan teaches watercolor classes at the 600-member Watercolor Art Society of Houston, where she also volunteers her time.

    She is a member of the American Watercolor Society, National Watercolor Society, Watercolor Art Society–Houston, Outdoor Painters Society, Women in the Visual and Literary Arts, and Fraser Valley Arts.

    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. 


    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

     


    • October 22, 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

    October 22, 2025

    9:30 am - Noon

    Nan Wright

    Autumn Leaves





    In addition to your regular palette and supplies, these paints are suggested:
    Cadmium Yellow (any hue you like)
    Transparent Orange
    Transparent Yellow
    White gouache
    Buff Titanium

    Supplies:  Old brush for scrubbing

    Nan Wright began her creative journey as a globe-trotting photographer, capturing everyday life in Asia, Europe, North Africa, and South America. Today, she has traded pixels for pigments, bringing the same eye for light, texture, composition, and subtle quirk to her watercolor paintings.

     

    She has studied with renowned artists such as Karen Vance, Vlad Yeliseyev, and Brienne Brown, developing a distinctive and recognizable style. Her work has been juried into international watercolor exhibitions and has received numerous awards.

     

    Nan’s paintings have been featured annually on the Winter Park Art Trail and in Plein Air @ Altitude in Winter Park, Colorado, since their 2021 beginnings. She has also exhibited in Galveston, Steamboat, Breckenridge, and with Arts for Rural Texas in Fayetteville, and has received six invitations to the prestigious Bayou City Art Festival in Houston.

    In addition to exhibiting her work, Nan teaches watercolor classes at the 600-member Watercolor Art Society of Houston, where she also volunteers her time.

    She is a member of the American Watercolor Society, National Watercolor Society, Watercolor Art Society–Houston, Outdoor Painters Society, Women in the Visual and Literary Arts, and Fraser Valley Arts.

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

    Art for Seniors IN PERSON

    Wednesday

    October 29, 2025

    9:30 am - Noon

    Jan McNeil




    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




    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 - 11:00 AM
    • Live Streaming
    Register

    Art for Seniors LIVE STREAM ONLY

    Wednesday

    November 5, 2025

    9:30 am - 11:00 am

    Jan McNeil



    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
    • 22
    Registration is closed

    Art for Seniors IN PERSON

    Wednesday

    November 5, 2025

    9:30 am - Noon

    Jan McNeil



    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 - 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.



    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.



    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 - 11:00 AM
    • Live Streaming
    Registration is closed

    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 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 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
    Registration is closed

    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 - 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 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 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

     



    • December 17, 2025
    • 9:30 AM - 11:00 AM
    • Live Streaming
    Registration is closed

    Art for Seniors LIVE STREAM ONLY

    Wednesday

    December 17, 2025

    9:30 am - 11:00 am

    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.


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

     



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