Paul Shain Art Update Sept. 2025 (#11) August was very busy for me. I missed getting a newsletter out while creating new work for Annual Members Exhibit (AME) at the Watercolor Art Society-Houston (WAS-H) and Judy Woods’s Art for Good workshop. The good news is you received one less email. Work on exhibit This month’s exhibit at WAS-H is titled “Stories We Tell”. I entered the three pieces below. The show runs through September 27. Gotta Cut Loose Pleading for Harmony IV Gotta Cut Loose,...
9 months ago • 2 min read
Paul Shain Art Update July 2025 (#10) Work on exhibit July's exhibit at the Watercolor Art Society-Houston (WAS-H) was the annual student/teacher show. I had three paintings in the exhibit (see below). These are from classes I’ve taken this year in watercolor and acrylics. August’s WAS-H exhibit is the annual experimental show. My three submissions are: Why are these “experimental”? Marble Trails incorporates marbled paper, book pages, and tissue with marks made by rolling marbles coated in...
11 months ago • 1 min read
Paul Shain Art Update June 2025 (#9) Work on exhibit June's exhibit at the Watercolor Art Society-Houston (WAS-H) is "Pop Art." I will have three paintings in the exhibit (see below). This was a great opportunity to learn something about pop art. I think I embodied several elements of the genre in these pieces. Next month is the student/teacher exhibit. I have several to choose from for my submission. I'll consider that after the June 22 open house (see below). Art news My studio, Art Square...
about 1 year ago • 1 min read
Paul Shain Art Updates May 2025 (#8) Work on exhibit May's exhibit at the Watercolor Art Society-Houston (WAS-H) is "Scenes Through a Window." I have three paintings in the exhibit. I, Witness is a re-worked painting inspired by Susan Giannantonio's "Dogs" class, which I mentioned in the last newsletter. The other two are urban sketches from my visit to Madrid last November. Art news My studio, Art Square Studios on Almeda, scheduled an open house on June 22. The address is 5301 Almeda Rd,...
about 1 year ago • 1 min read
Paul Shain Art Updates Mar 2025 (#6) Work on exhibit I am very happy to report that the judge for the Watercolor Art Society-Houston's (WAS-H's) February exhibit "Reflections" awarded my Reflections I an Honorable Mention. Reflections I, IV, and V, acrylic on watercolor paper, 12" x 16" (2025). I have ten pieces in WAS-H’s sales gallery. Studio move I moved into a new studio. It is at Art Square Studios on Almeda (5301 Almeda Rd Ste 317, Houston, TX 77004). There is parking on the street and...
over 1 year ago • 1 min read
Paul Shain Art Newsletter Feb 2025 (#5) I sent out the last newsletter on November 1. I don’t know whether to apologize for falling behind schedule or take credit for not overwhelming your inbox. I think I’ll go with the latter. Work on exhibit Last week, I delivered three pieces to the Watercolor Art Society-Houston for the February exhibit “Reflections.” These are the ones I liked best from a series called ... wait for it ... “Reflections.” [In test emails, the pictures below disappeared...
over 1 year ago • 2 min read
Paul Shain Art Newsletter Sept/Oct 2024 Today is November 1. Clearly, I’m a bit late with the September newsletter. I have been busy, though. I’ve had a lot of work at Watercolor Art Society - Houston. I’ve had work in the monthly shows, the bimonthly sales gallery, and the annual art fair. I’ve created some new abstracts including some that are revisions of older work. Right now I’m in Sevilla, Spain. I’m halfway through a two-week stint at a language school trying to improve my Spanish. I...
over 1 year ago • 1 min read
Paul Shain Art Newsletter August 2024 (#3) Recent work I plan to show When Flags Cry at the Watercolor Art Society-Houston (link) in September's Think Outside the Box exhibit. The exhibit runs from September 8 through September 29. They asked artists "to push their work outside their normal comfort zone." For this piece, I used a new medium--acrylic gouache. The theme of current(ish) events is also new for me. The opening reception is on September 8 at 3:30 PM. at 1601 West Alabama Street,...
almost 2 years ago • 1 min read
My apologies. I didn't include the correct artwork in the last newsletter. Everything should be correct now. Paul Shain Art Newsletter July 2024 (#2a) Work on exhibit I have three pieces at the Watercolor Art Society-Houston (link) in August's Abstraction exhibit. The exhibit runs from August 4 through August 31. The opening reception is on August 4 at 3:30 PM. at 1601 West Alabama Street, Houston, Texas, 77006. There are always great pieces to see there and many are on sale. What classes am...
almost 2 years ago • 1 min read