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• IN PERSON - October Paint-In

  • When
    October 09, 2021
  •  
    9:00 AM - 3:30 PM
  • Location
    WASH - 1601 West Alabama at Mandell, Houston, TX 77006
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  IN PERSON - October Paint-In: Using Altered Surfaces for Expressing Textures
  Instructor: Jackie Liddell
  Saturday, October 9, 2021
  9:30am - 3:00 pm
  $30 for members
  (free for Gold & Silver members)

  Welcome to the October Paint-in. Jackie Liddell is an elite signature member of WAS-H, a signature member of Texas Watercolor Society, and a signature member of The National Society of Art.  She has a Master of Arts, and 40 years of teaching experience.  This will be a fun class exploring a few ways to change the paper’s surface in order to create more expressive paintings that will take them from the ordinary to unique and extra special.

  Supplies-

  • Bring a couple of your favorite photos with subjects that have texture - for example: trees, animals, rocks, old barns, boats, flowers or foliage etc.
  • Your watercolors, pallet, and lightweight support board of choice
  • Various brushes – rounds and flats plus an inexpensive 2” brush (at hardware store)
  • Watercolor paper sheets - approx. 11” x 15”, 140 lb. or more
  • Pencil and white eraser
  • Acrylic Matte Medium
  • Several sheets of white tissue paper
  • Various stamps or items that can be used for printing texture
  • Optional: a hair dryer, jar of Gel or Gesso, plastic serrated knife, frisket, salt, gauze

  This paint in will be IN PERSON. Due to the on-going pandemic, masks are required at all in-person events/classes until further notice. 

  Bring a sack lunch, sweater/light jacket (in case the room temp is cool).  We’ll have snacks and coffee!

  Jan McNeill (jan.mcneill@att.net) and Terry Oakes, Paint-in Coordinators

  9:00-9:30 setup by attendees
  9:30-3:00 class – lecture, demo, and painting
  3:00-3:30 – cleanup

  Note:  If you register but need to cancel, email ADMIN@WATERCOLORHOUSTON.COM .   There is usually a waiting list!!
  

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• IN PERSON - November Paint-In

  • When
    November 06, 2021
  •  
    9:00 AM - 3:30 PM
  • Location
    WASH - 1601 West Alabama at Mandell, Houston, TX 77006
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  IN PERSON - November Paint-in: People in Your Paintings

  Instructor: Carla Gauthier

  Saturday, November 6, 2021
  9:30am - 3:00pm
  $30 for members
  (free for Silver & Gold members)

  Welcome to 2021’s November Paint-in!  Carla Gauthier, long time watercolor teacher at WAS-H, will focus on people in your paintings!  As per Carla:

  • Often a landscape or cityscape seems empty until you add people, but it can be a daunting task. Getting the scale, posture and values right can make or break a painting that is close to completion. 
    
  • In this month’s Paint-In we will learn how to paint figures into your artwork, practicing small, medium, and large figures and groupings. We will also cover how to add people to your photo reference, getting the right fit, placement, and lighting so that it looks natural and is a strong focal point.

  Bring your regular painting supplies, brushes, paint, palette and brushes, a few pieces of paper (scrap or the back of old paintings is fine), and bring an old painting you might like to add a figure to, or an attempt that needs a little help to get it on track. We will work on these as time allows.

  This Paint-in will be IN PERSON but masks are required.  Bring a sack lunch, sweater/light jacket (in case the room temp is cool).    We’ll provide snacks and coffee!

  Jan McNeill (jan.mcneill@att.net) and Terry Oakes, Paint-in Coordinators

  9:00-9:30 setup by attendees
  9:30-3:00 class – lecture, demo, and painting
  3:00-3:30 – cleanup

  Note:  If you register but need to cancel, email ADMIN@WATERCOLORHOUSTON.COM .   There is usually a waiting list!!
  

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• January Monthly Paint-In

  • When
    January 08, 2022
  •  
    9:00 AM - 3:30 PM
  • Location
    WASH - 1601 West Alabama at Mandell, Houston, TX 77006
  • Spaces left
    22

  January Monthly Paint-In: Subject and Instructor to Be Announced

  Class:  9:30-3:00 on Saturday, January 8, 2022

  
  

  This will be an in-person event! More event information to come

  Bring a sack lunch, sweater/light jacket (in case the room temp is cool).  We’ll have snacks and coffee!

  Jan McNeill (jan.mcneill@att.net) and Terry Oakes, Paint-in Coordinators

  9:00-9:30 setup by attendees
  9:30-3:00 class – lecture, demo, and painting
  3:00-3:30 – cleanup

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• February Monthly Paint-In

  • When
    February 05, 2022
  •  
    9:00 AM - 3:30 PM
  • Location
    WASH - 1601 West Alabama at Mandell, Houston, TX 77006
  • Spaces left
    22

  February Monthly Paint-In: Subject and Instructor to Be Announced

  Class:  9:30-3:00 on Saturday, February 5, 2022

  
  

  This will be an in-person event! More event information to come

  Bring a sack lunch, sweater/light jacket (in case the room temp is cool).  We’ll have snacks and coffee!

  Jan McNeill (jan.mcneill@att.net) and Terry Oakes, Paint-in Coordinators

  9:00-9:30 setup by attendees
  9:30-3:00 class – lecture, demo, and painting
  3:00-3:30 – cleanup

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• March Monthly Paint-In

  • When
    March 12, 2022
  •  
    9:00 AM - 3:30 PM
  • Location
    WASH - 1601 West Alabama at Mandell, Houston, TX 77006
  • Spaces left
    22

  March Monthly Paint-In: Subject and Instructor to Be Announced

  Class:  9:30-3:00 on Saturday, March 12, 2022

  
  

  This will be an in-person event! More event information to come

  Bring a sack lunch, sweater/light jacket (in case the room temp is cool).  We’ll have snacks and coffee!

  Jan McNeill (jan.mcneill@att.net) and Terry Oakes, Paint-in Coordinators

  9:00-9:30 setup by attendees
  9:30-3:00 class – lecture, demo, and painting
  3:00-3:30 – cleanup

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• April Monthly Paint-In

  • When
    April 02, 2022
  •  
    9:00 AM - 3:30 PM
  • Location
    WASH - 1601 West Alabama at Mandell, Houston, TX 77006
  • Spaces left
    22

  April Monthly Paint-In: Subject and Instructor to Be Announced

  Class:  9:30-3:00 on Saturday, April 2, 2022

  
  

  This will be an in-person event! More event information to come

  Bring a sack lunch, sweater/light jacket (in case the room temp is cool).  We’ll have snacks and coffee!

  Jan McNeill (jan.mcneill@att.net) and Terry Oakes, Paint-in Coordinators

  9:00-9:30 setup by attendees
  9:30-3:00 class – lecture, demo, and painting
  3:00-3:30 – cleanup

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• May Monthly Paint-In

  • When
    May 07, 2022
  •  
    9:00 AM - 3:30 PM
  • Location
    WASH - 1601 West Alabama at Mandell, Houston, TX 77006
  • Spaces left
    22

  May Monthly Paint-In: Subject and Instructor to Be Announced

  Class:  9:30-3:00 on Saturday, May 7, 2022

  
  

  This will be an in-person event! More event information to come

  Bring a sack lunch, sweater/light jacket (in case the room temp is cool).  We’ll have snacks and coffee!

  Jan McNeill (jan.mcneill@att.net) and Terry Oakes, Paint-in Coordinators

  9:00-9:30 setup by attendees
  9:30-3:00 class – lecture, demo, and painting
  3:00-3:30 – cleanup

  Show details