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• Painting and Drawing for Adults and Older Teens with Tom LaRock (10:00 am)

  • Start
    Tue, December 02, 2025
  •  
  • End
    Tue, December 30, 2025
  •  
  • Schedule
    5 sessions
  • Location
    TWAL Studio, 701 Sawdust, Spring, TX 77380
  • Spaces left
    5

  Register

  Overview:
  

  This class is intended for beginning, intermediate and advanced adults and older teens.

  Beginning students will start with a series of drawing exercises from the Charles Bargue Drawing Course to develop a foundation of drawing techniques and terminology.  Once the basic drawing exercises are completed students will then be encouraged to complete more advanced drawing and painting projects of their favorite subjects.

  Intermediate and advanced students will work on more challenging drawing and painting projects that may include drawing from reference photos and still life. 

  Materials for this class are not provided (see materials list below).

  Class Fees are paid monthly in advance: 

            $25/hour (members)

            $30/hour (non-members)

  
  

  [NOTE: number of classes vary from month to month ]

  Materials List:

  Drawing: 

  For home use :

  - Portable easel or table easel

  For Class:

  - Drawing pencils of various hardness (4H, 2H, H, HB, 2B and 4B)

  - Pencil Sharpener or Xacto knife

  - Sandpaper board or individual sheets of Sandpaper

  - Pencil style erasers (1 thin and 1 thicker)

  - Kneaded Eraser

  - Strathmore 400 drawing paper pad (I prefer 18 x 24)

  - Drawing or sketch board with clips or clamps (19.5 x 25.5 is best)

  - Artist tape (blue or white)

  - Handheld mirror

  - Ruler (6 inch, clear with grid lines)

  Painting:

  For home use : 

  • Portable easel or table easel

  For Class:

  • Paint pallet
  • Paints Medium of choice (oils, water colors, acrylics or pastels)
  • Winsor and Newton Artists oil paints are what I recommend.
  • Titanium White
  • Cadmium Yellow Light
  • Yellow Ocher
  • Transparent Yellow Oxide
  • Raw Umber
  • Cadmium Orange
  • Cadmium Red
  • Magenta (Optional)
  • Alizarin
  • Transparent Red Oxide (PR 101) - Windsor and Newton (Burnt Sienna)
  • Burnt Umber
  • Viridian
  • Cerulean Blue
  • Cobalt Blue (Optional)
  • Ultramarine Blue
  • Van Dyke Brown
  • Ivory Black
  • Gray (Value 5)
  • Canvas, Paper, Prepared boards or panels ( any size 8 x10 or larger )
  • Brushes (variety of sizes and styles for medium of choice: oil, acrylic or oil)
  • Rounds
  • Flats
  • Filbert (optional)
  • Pallet knife(s) 2 Small, 1 Medium
  • Container(s) for cleaning brushes and thinning paint
  • Gamsol odorless paint thinner for brush cleaning and thinning if painting in oil 
  • Paper Towels

  Questions (?) Please call Tom at (281)292-4811 or email: Tom@tomlarockart.com

     TWAL Class Changes, Cancellations & Refunds Policy 

                                    Effective August 1, 2025 

  • Individual instructors may have make-up policies for missed classes. Please check with your instructor.

  • If you must cancel your registration for a class, refund requests must be made via email to the Treasurer at twaltreas@thewoodlandsartleague.org  3 days before the first class starts.

  • Refund requests received less than 3 days before the first class are non-refundable.

  • No refunds are issued for “no shows” for classes.

  • A $10 processing fee will be deducted for a refund on any class fee.

  • Refund checks are mailed approximately 10-14 days after the class refund request is received by the Treasurer at twaltreas@thewoodlandsartleague.org 

  • Refunds will only be issued by checks. 

  
  

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• Painting and Drawing for Adults and Older Teens with Tom LaRock (10:00 am)

  • Start
    Tue, January 06, 2026
  •  
  • End
    Tue, January 27, 2026
  •  
  • Schedule
    4 sessions
  • Location
    TWAL Studio, 701 Sawdust, Spring, TX 77380
  • Spaces left
    6

  Register

  Overview:
  

  This class is intended for beginning, intermediate and advanced adults and older teens.

  Beginning students will start with a series of drawing exercises from the Charles Bargue Drawing Course to develop a foundation of drawing techniques and terminology.  Once the basic drawing exercises are completed students will then be encouraged to complete more advanced drawing and painting projects of their favorite subjects.

  Intermediate and advanced students will work on more challenging drawing and painting projects that may include drawing from reference photos and still life. 

  Materials for this class are not provided (see materials list below).

  Class Fees are paid monthly in advance: 

            $25/hour (members)

            $30/hour (non-members)

  
  

  [NOTE: number of classes vary from month to month ]

  Materials List:

  Drawing: 

  For home use :

  - Portable easel or table easel

  For Class:

  - Drawing pencils of various hardness (4H, 2H, H, HB, 2B and 4B)

  - Pencil Sharpener or Xacto knife

  - Sandpaper board or individual sheets of Sandpaper

  - Pencil style erasers (1 thin and 1 thicker)

  - Kneaded Eraser

  - Strathmore 400 drawing paper pad (I prefer 18 x 24)

  - Drawing or sketch board with clips or clamps (19.5 x 25.5 is best)

  - Artist tape (blue or white)

  - Handheld mirror

  - Ruler (6 inch, clear with grid lines)

  Painting:

  For home use : 

  • Portable easel or table easel

  For Class:

  • Paint pallet
  • Paints Medium of choice (oils, water colors, acrylics or pastels)
  • Winsor and Newton Artists oil paints are what I recommend.
  • Titanium White
  • Cadmium Yellow Light
  • Yellow Ocher
  • Transparent Yellow Oxide
  • Raw Umber
  • Cadmium Orange
  • Cadmium Red
  • Magenta (Optional)
  • Alizarin
  • Transparent Red Oxide (PR 101) - Windsor and Newton (Burnt Sienna)
  • Burnt Umber
  • Viridian
  • Cerulean Blue
  • Cobalt Blue (Optional)
  • Ultramarine Blue
  • Van Dyke Brown
  • Ivory Black
  • Gray (Value 5)
  • Canvas, Paper, Prepared boards or panels ( any size 8 x10 or larger )
  • Brushes (variety of sizes and styles for medium of choice: oil, acrylic or oil)
  • Rounds
  • Flats
  • Filbert (optional)
  • Pallet knife(s) 2 Small, 1 Medium
  • Container(s) for cleaning brushes and thinning paint
  • Gamsol odorless paint thinner for brush cleaning and thinning if painting in oil 
  • Paper Towels

  Questions (?) Please call Tom at (281)292-4811 or email: Tom@tomlarockart.com

     TWAL Class Changes, Cancellations & Refunds Policy 

                                    Effective August 1, 2025 

  • Individual instructors may have make-up policies for missed classes. Please check with your instructor.

  • If you must cancel your registration for a class, refund requests must be made via email to the Treasurer at twaltreas@thewoodlandsartleague.org  3 days before the first class starts.

  • Refund requests received less than 3 days before the first class are non-refundable.

  • No refunds are issued for “no shows” for classes.

  • A $10 processing fee will be deducted for a refund on any class fee.

  • Refund checks are mailed approximately 10-14 days after the class refund request is received by the Treasurer at twaltreas@thewoodlandsartleague.org 

  • Refunds will only be issued by checks. 

  
  

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• Compositional Strategies for Painting Success with Suzie Baker

  • Start
    Mon, February 23, 2026
  •  
    9:00 AM
  • End
    Wed, February 25, 2026
  •  
    4:00 PM
  • Location
    Suzie's Studio - 411 Twisted Oak Court, Shenandoah, TX 77381
  • Spaces left
    8
  • Registered
    2 registrants

  Register

  3 Day Winter Workshop

  with Suzie Baker

  NOTE: This workshop is held at Suzie's studio in Shenandoah!

  See registration information at the left for workshop address.

  
  

  Compositional Strategies for Painting Success: A successful painting starts well before the first brush stroke. Whatever medium you paint in or whether you paint in plein air or the studio, this workshop will give you the tools you need to compose and design compelling paintings.

  A morning of inspiring information followed by applying what we are learning will prepare you to move forward artistically with more confidence. This is a Studio workshop; we will be working from source material. As such, this workshop includes a preworkshop, Zoom meeting to cover: The pros and cons of photography - How to make the most of your source material  and organize it. This will allow you to make the most of our in person workshop time. 

  Pre-workshop Zoom meeting is scheduled for February 9, 2026 from 6:00 PM to 7:30 pm.  A Zoom meeting invite will be sent out to registrants prior to that date.

  Artist Bio

  Suzie Baker’s paintings are regularly on display in magazines, prestigious national shows and plein air events. She has served on the board of Oil Painters of America since 2014, including presiding as president from 2020-22. Suzie holds signature status in that distinguished organization as well as the American Impressionist Society, and others. In addition to being a still life and portrait artist, Suzie has been painting en plein air since she was a teenager. A sought-after instructor, for her humorous and informative style, Suzie teaches through videos, event demos, and workshops far and wide including in her studio close to Houston, Texas.

  
  

  

  Sunny Dispositions 12x12 Oil on linen

  
  

  

  Sycamore Sun and Shadow   20x24 Oil

  Caspers State Park

  Supply List – See Link for total list of supplies

  Supplies needed: Please bring the gear/medium you are most proficient using and use my supply list for reference, especially if you are newer to painting. If you have been painting a while, no doubt, you have your go-to supplies, so feel free to bring what you are comfortable with and use my list to supplement what you already own. Supply List. Please plan to pack a lunch every day - fridge and microwave available.

  Visit Suzie's website here.

  TWAL Workshop 

  Changes, Cancellations & Refunds Policy 

  Effective August 1, 2025 

  • Refund requests must be made via email to the Treasurer at twaltreas@thewoodlandsartleague.org 14 days before the first day of a workshop.
  • This applies to all workshops - mini-workshops, half-day or single-day workshops and multi-day workshops.
  • Refund requests received less than 14 days before the first day of the workshop are non-refundable.
  • No refunds are issued for “no shows” for a workshop.
  • A $75 processing fee will be deducted for a refund on any workshop fee of $150 or over.
  • A $25 processing fee will be deducted for a refund on any workshop fee of less than $150.
  • Refund checks are mailed approximately 10-14 days after the workshop refund request is received by the Treasurer at twaltreas@thewoodlandsartleague.org 
  • Refunds will only be issued by checks.
  • In the event the League must reschedule a workshop (mini-workshops, half-day or single day workshops and multi-day workshops), every attempt will be made to reschedule the workshop and notify all registrants before a refund is made.
  • If the League is unable to reschedule the workshop, a full refund by check approximately 10-14 days after the scheduled start of the workshop will be issued.

  
  

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