Paul Shain

Paul@PaulShain.Art | PaulShain.Art | Houston, Texas, USA

TRAINING

2024

Bird Drawing Workshop, Myke Venable, Watercolor Art Society-Houston. (Upcoming.)

Art Appreciation – Landscape, Myke Venable, Watercolor Art Society-Houston.

Enhancing Creativity with Abstract Painting, Linda Vanek, Watercolor Art Society-Houston.

Art Appreciation – Still Life, Myke Venable, Watercolor Art Society-Houston.

Abstract Acrylic Painting and Collage, Bob Burridge, Madeline Island School of Art.

2023

Portrait Painting for Beginners, Mohammad Ali Bhakti, Watercolor Art Society-Houston.

Acrylic Abstract, Mohammad Ali Bhatti, Watercolor Art Society-Houston.

Great Granulators! Carla Gautier, Watercolor Art Society-Houston.

Capturing the Arizona Landscape and the Beauty of the Cacti, Ian Fennelly, Madeline Island School of Art.

2024

Watercolor – Painting Fire, Jason Bentley, Watercolor Art Society-Houston.

Watercolor – Skills in Mixing Color, Jason Bentley, Watercolor Art Society-Houston.

Drawing Birds, Myke Venable.

Animal Portraits, Mohammed Bhatti, Watercolor Art Society-Houston

Portrait Workshop, Myke Venable.

Exploring Natural Forms and Urban Architecture, Myke Venable, Art League Houston.

Paint Pouring Light, Laura Mossman, Watercolor Art Society-Houston.

Essential Drawing for the Painting Practice, Jason Bentley, Watercolor Art Society-Houston.

Feathered Friends – Magpie, Jason Bentley, Watercolor Art Society-Houston.

Provence Hilltop Villages Workshop, Ian Fennelly, Studio 56 Boutique.

Basic Drawing 101, Myke Venable, Art League Houston.

GROUP EXHIBITIONS

July 2024, Watercolor Art Society-Houston, Student/Teacher Exhibition.

May 2024, Watercolor Art Society-Houston, Nature.

April 2024, Watercolor Art Society-Houston, General.

January 2024, Madeline Island School of Art, Student Work.

January 2024, Watercolor Art Society-Houston, Doors.

November - December 2023, Watercolor Art Society-Houston, Holiday Small Treasures.

July 2023, Art League of Houston, 2023 Student Exhibition.

July 2023, Hardy and Nance Studios, Pretty Darn Small: Tiny Art, Tiny Show.

July 2023, Watercolor Art Society-Houston, Student/Teacher Show.

June 2023, Watercolor Art Society-Houston, General.

May 2023, Watercolor Art Society-Houston, Play.

COLLECTIONS

Private collections in Houston TX, Leesburg VA, and Mont Belvieu TX.

MEMBERSHIPS

Art League of Houston (member since 2022)

Museum of Fine Arts, Houston (member since 2024)

Watercolor Art Society-Houston (member since 2022)

VOLUNTEER SERVICE

Watercolor Art Society-Houston: gallery assistant, class monitor

Engineers Without Borders, Rice University Chapter: Professional mentor

EDUCATION

University of California, Berkeley. PhD, Chemical Engineering, 1990.

University of California, Berkeley. MS, Chemical Engineering, 1983.

Massachusetts Institute of Technology. BS, Chemical Engineering, 1981.