Monthly Member Workshops (Paint-Ins)

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• August Monthly Member Workshop

  • When
    August 02, 2025
  •  
    9:30 AM - 3:00 PM
  • Location
    WASH - 1601 West Alabama at Mandell, Houston, TX 77006
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    7 registrants

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  Monthly Member Workshop

  (Paint-In)

  
  

  Saturday, August 2

  9:30 am - 3:00 pm

  Lisa Miller

  Loose and Juicy Botanicals

  
  

  Regular and Bronze Members: $50

  Silver $35 & Gold $25

  
  

  Students will create a 16”X 20” watercolor painting during this one-day workshop and explore combining an expressive underpainting with a glaze finish in the background. Live plants will be provided as inspiration and reference for each artist.

  
  

  Intermediate watercolor students will focus on the portrayal of botanical objects in a loose and juicy approach to translucent watercolors.

  
  

  Artist/Instructor Lisa L. Miller is a retired public Art Educator with 25+ years of experience.  Lisa has taught painters of all ages and has worked with watercolors for most of her life. She uses a playful approach to this intuitive and colorful media to convey the organic and fluid nature of plants.

  
  

  Student supply list:

  Watercolor brushes of your choice but please include a 2” wash brush and a ½ “ flat and either a #6 or #8 round brush.

  
  

  1 or 2 pieces of Arches 140 lb. cold press watercolor paper Artist choice - Size 16” X 20” for standard framing or Size 15” X 22.5” (a half sheet) to save on paper.

  
  

  Watercolor tube paints in three primary colors of red, blue and yellow. (recommend Daniel Smith or Golden Q oR but other brands are fine)

  
  

  Covered large watercolor palette

  
  

  Roll of Paper Towels

  
  

  Water Containers
  

  
  

  
  

  Instructor will provide:

  China markers, Sharpies and other drawing tools

  Drawing Paper and Reference Images

  Painting surfaces (bath boards)

  Plants for inspiration and reference

  
  

  
  

  
  

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