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Abstract Landscape Painting

Abstract Landscape Painting

Saturday 17 May
Southern end of the Museum District - 10am - 2 Hours
Arthur Deatly
Get ready to dive into the world of watercolors and explore the beauty of abstract landscapes. Our talented instructor will guide you through various techniques, helping you blend colors and create mesmerizing scenes that reflect your inner artist. All skill levels are welcome!
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$47       2 places left
Impressionist & Abstract Watercolor

Impressionist & Abstract Watercolor

Saturday 31 May
Southern End of the Museum District - 10am - 2 Hours
Joshua Fraga
Explore the beauty of impressionist and abstract watercolor painting in this engaging 2-hour class. Learn to capture mood and movement with expressive brushstrokes, vibrant colors, and fluid techniques. Whether you're inspired by the dreamy light of Impressionism or the bold spontaneity of abstraction, this class will help you develop your unique artistic style. All skill levels welcome!
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$47      
Mixed Media Watercolor

Mixed Media Watercolor

Saturday 28 June
Southern End of the Museum District - 10am - 2 Hours
Joshua Fraga
Take your watercolor painting to the next level by combining it with other mediums! Explore how other materials can add depth, texture, and unique effects to your artwork. Perfect for beginners and experienced artists looking to experiment with creative techniques.
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$47      

Speed Landscape Drawing and Painting

Speed Landscape Drawing and Painting

Saturday 28 June
Southern End of the Museum District - 10am - 2 Hours
Joshua Fraga
The focus of this two-hour structured session is "speed" and "form", i.e. capturing the essence of a subject. You will be guided to complete some "warm-up" color and drawing exercises and prepared for doing ink and watercolor-based painting in the session. You will learn how to quickly sketch and capture multiple subjects in the park with ink and wash technique. You will be advised to keep things rather loose and time your drawing/painting.

You will have a chance to meet and greet like-minded people, choose your own subjects in the garden and be guided to complete the exercises, artworks and have some take away homework with the learnt technique.
All level and experience are welcome.
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$47      
Go With the Flow: A Watercolour Q&A Session

Go With the Flow: A Watercolour Q&A Session

Saturday 26 July
Southern End of the Museum District - 10am - 2 Hours
Joshua Fraga
Join us for a relaxed, interactive session where you can ask questions, explore techniques, and gain confidence in your watercolour journey. This meetup is perfect for artists of all levels who want to embrace the unpredictable beauty of watercolour and learn through guided practice. Bring your materials, your curiosity, and let's go with the flow!
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$49      
Watercolor Animals

Watercolor Animals

Saturday 23 August
Southern End of the Museum District - 10am - 2 Hours
Joshua Fraga
Discover the charm of capturing animals in watercolour—from soft fur to expressive eyes and playful poses. In this creative session, you'll learn how to bring creatures big and small to life on paper using loose washes, layering, and texture techniques. Whether you're painting a beloved pet or a wild animal, this meetup is all about storytelling through colour and movement.
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$49      

Other Nearby Groups

Drawing for Beginners

Drawing for Beginners

Saturday 17 May
Collins Park - 10am - 2 Hours
Houston Art Group
Tony McMorris
In this class, we will explore the basics of drawing and equip you with the skills needed to create beautiful and expressive artwork.

Our experienced instructor will guide you through the fundamentals of drawing, including perspective, proportion, shading, and composition.

We will also be practicing various forms of Mark Making techniques and hopefully will make an empty page less daunting to fill up.

Perfect for complete beginners.
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$47      
Beginners Acrylic Painting Meetup

Beginners Acrylic Painting Meetup

Saturday 31 May
Collins Park - 10am - 2 Hours
Houston Art Group
Tony McMorris
Come along to our Beginner's Acrylic Painting Meetup for a relaxed and friendly session perfect for anyone starting out. We will cover basic techniques and help you build confidence with color and brushwork. No pressure, just a chance to explore your creativity and meet like-minded people. Bring your enthusiasm and let's paint together.

Bring your own art materials
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$47      
Creating Superheroes

Creating Superheroes

Saturday 14 June
Richmond Avenue - 10am - 2 Hours
Houston Art Group
Gary James
Delve into the art of character design, exploring every nuance of form, expression, and costume. Discover the magic of dynamic poses, expressive facial expressions, and striking visual storytelling techniques that make superheroes leap off the page. This is for comic book and animation interests and anyone who wants to learn on how to draw superheroes as well as their villain counterparts.
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$47      

Drawing Space Creatures

Drawing Space Creatures

Saturday 12 July
Richmond Avenue - 10am - 2 Hours
Houston Art Group
Gary James
Join us for a fun session drawing space creatures and their flying saucers. Bring your sketch pad and coloring materials to get creative!

drawing space creatures and their flying saucers and other space critters
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$49      
ABOUT HOUSTON
WATERCOLOR
GROUP
Come along to our meetups to improve your art in a relaxed and social atmosphere and under the guidance of a professional instructor. Complete beginners to experienced artists all welcome.

Our 2 hour meetups are held in a different location each time, usually outdoors.

Bring your own materials. If you are a complete beginner all you need to start is a set of watercolour paints, brushes, and water container.

Who can attend? Open to all skill levels, from beginners to experienced artists. The instructor is there to help everyone.

The meeting point and full details for the day are sent in the booking confirmation email to the email address you provide at time of booking.

Join the Houston Watercolor Group on Facebook to share your art and enjoy the art of other locals.
REVIEWS
Great class, wonderful setting. El Mito is super. Look forward to another class soon!
5/5
Jennifer
2025-05-05
Great fun! Instructor was enthusiastic and knowledgeable. Beautiful location! Weather was a bonus! Learned so much!
5/5
Beth
2025-05-04
Enjoyed the class. Joshua very helpful! Gave us good ideas. Hard to find the location of class but will know for future classes.
5/5
Bobbi Feiertag
2025-05-04

Great event. Enjoyed Arthur's direction and will join another one of his classes. Beautiful location!
5/5
Patti
2025-03-23
Josh was a very encouraging teacher. However I thought the class was going to be more geared towards learning how to Plein air paint and less on how to watercolor
4/5
Terri
2025-02-09
I did not knownit was outdoors but enjoyed the class. Arthur was very knowledgeable and i learned a lot from him. Can not wait to put what i learned to practice.
5/5
Grace
2025-01-05

I truly enjoyed last Saturday?s Beginning Water Color art class. The instructor was great and gave great instruction. I can?t wait to sign up for the class at Hermann Park.
5/5
Giselle
2024-06-16
Enjoyed the class.
5/5
Lisa
2024-06-03
It was very good. I liked the tips we received.
5/5
Deborah
2024-05-07

I enjoyed the class with Arthur. I learned how to view scenes to paint and some painting techniques. I will be signing up for more classes as my schedule allows.
5/5
Deborah
2024-03-25
Enjoyable day. Good information on learning how to map out a drawing.
5/5
Cat
2024-03-25
Nice location. Good lecture about learning to measure environments prior to painting.
5/5
Cat
2024-03-24

ARTISTS
Arthur Deatly
Local artist Arthur Deatly, has painted the Gulf coast region for over 20 years in the Plein Air style. Working from direct observation, he has traversed Houston and surrounding areas painting the city, towns and countryside he knows.

A graduate of Kansas City Art Institute in painting in 1981, he has maintained a steady and varied career in the Visual Arts. He has studied and practiced his trade since he left college yet still learn something knew every time he goes out and paints.
Joshua Fraga
Born in Houston, Texas, I've had the benefit of learning many different styles to the art that I do. I'm a "custom artist", meaning that I will do most any project, no matter the specs. I love painting and crafting, but my love lies within art itself. Being to express one's self without words is the crux of everything art is and could be in the future. In my humble opinion, that is one of the best things we can hope for, is to, in a meaningful way, articulate emotion successfully on something other than our own soul... something easily seen by others.
Art is in essence, is in everything we do as human beings. once we know and accept that, it allows for students to surpass their teachers, and become masters of the craft, themselves. That is the true power of art, when harnessed properly, one can master anything...
PHOTOS
Houston Watercolor Group
2025-05-05
Houston Watercolor Group
2025-05-09
Title or Location: Colorado
The photo was taken in the garden of an acquaintance?s sister. The iris is watercolor on Arches 140 coldpress, 6 x9.
Credit: Donna Van Wyk
Houston Watercolor Group
2025-04-24

Houston Watercolor Group
2025-04-25
Title or Location: Houston
Title: 'The sunlit Paintbrush and the basking bird.'Playing upon the theme of the sun as the source of light and warmth, it is an amateur's courageous attempt to create an artwork for the optimistic future of environment. The bird, representing the fauna, is the tiny Plain Prinia.
Credit: Haroon Rana
Houston Watercolor Group
2025-04-21
Houston Watercolor Group
2025-04-07
Title or Location: Painted & photographed in Cove TX .
Artwork was loosely schetched from a Pinterest?&65039 landscape gallery from my phone I started this with a somewhat idea of doing it with a relaxed "hand", not really concerned of the outcome. I literally 'splahed' down the pertinate colors, did sky wet/wet, left the waterfall area dry. Went on with trees, etc. with some wet, some dry. White highlights in waterfall done with thick & thin white gouache.
Credit: Todd Bohmont

Houston Watercolor Group
2025-04-21
Houston Watercolor Group
2025-02-08
Title or Location: I did not take the photo. I believe it is a stock photo. I painted this painting as a study painting hair/fur and grass/sky.
I am meeting with a group of artists using watercolor over zoom. They are mostly in VA, but the leader/teacher is in Midland now. We are taking on a project to paint an EPIC painting larger than we are accustomed to in order to stretch ourselves. We decided on the animal/ outdoor ranch/farm theme. I am very new to watercolor so I welcomed the challenge. Since then I had the nerve to paint my cat and dog. It is an enjoyable experience. I'm on to painting a horse now.
Credit: Melaney McShan
Facebook: Melaney L. Davis-McShan
Instagram: mcshandr
Houston Watercolor Group
2025-04-21

Houston Watercolor Group
2025-02-07
Title or Location: N/A
This was a fun tutorial I followed trying to interpret the relationship between light and snow. Utlizing blue as the shadowed area on snow was very smart. It transformed 2D into 3D. Architectural perspective is something I?m still struggling with as you can tell from the little hut. Regardless a fun piece to work with.
Credit: Sunset on a Snowy Hill
Houston Watercolor Group
2025-03-25
Houston Watercolor Group
2025-01-31
Title or Location: Stock photos
I am new to watercolor, and I am trying to learn how to paint animals and grass and so I was doing some cow studies and found a photo of this one and decided to do it a little bit larger. I made a trip to a friend?s cattle Ranch, but couldn?t get close enough to the cattle to get good photographs myself, but usually I take my own photographs.
Credit: Melaney McShan

Houston Watercolor Group
2025-03-25
Atlanta Watercolor Group
2025-05-11
Title or Location:
I had never painted a Cala Lily, so this was an interesting challenge. I am pleased with the way it turned out with the complimentary palette.
Credit: Sunny Carrel
Facebook: Sunny Carrel
Instagram: Sunnycarrelart
Houston Watercolor Group
2025-03-25

Nottingham Watercolour Group
2025-05-09
Title or Location: Barrowby Lincolnshire
I decided to try and work carefully and on a small substrate.It is 10 cm wide and 15 cm high.I love the depth of the metal against the cherries.The colour combination really works. I used to very fine brush all the way through.
Credit: Annie Samuel
Instagram: Annie Samuel Artist.com
Houston Watercolor Group
2025-03-25
Newcastle Watercolour Group
2025-05-06
Title or Location: Whitby Harbour at Night.
A coloured pencil drawing from a post card photo.
Credit: Les Harrison

Houston Watercolor Group
2025-02-19
Austin Watercolor Group
2025-05-05
Title or Location: Medieval Gathering
This is a fantasy landscape inspired by old world charm. I gave it the title because of the little grouping near the center of interest looks like a medieval camp when you zoom in on it.
Credit: Tom Little
Facebook: Tlittleart
Instagram: tlittleart
Houston Watercolor Group
2025-01-13

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