About HCAC

We meet on the 2nd Tuesday of every month at 10:30 a.m. in the downstairs room of the Women's Building at the East Texas Arboretum. Each meeting commences with a business meeting, followed by a demonstration. Annual dues are $25, due each May. Benefits of membership include:

Discounted, members-only entry fee to the annual Spring Fine Art Show & Sale
Opportunity to participate in the members-only art show each Autumn
Early notice of upcoming painting & drawing workshops
Opportunity to serve as a club officer

The purpose of the Henderson County Art Club is to stimulate and improve members’ creative endeavors and art skills; to provide opportunity for communications and exchange of ideas between members and interested community participants; and to expand community awareness in the education of the arts.

September Demonstration

Below are photos of our demonstration by Peggy Williams at the September meeting. She showed how to varnish watercolor paintings so they can be displayed without being under glass.

art club members look on as peggy explains her process for varnishing watercolor paintings. photo of a brick that peggy painted with watercolors after priming it with gesso. she used the same varnishing technique she does on her paintings. peggy uses Krylon Kamar varnish followed by a coat of liquitex varnish to seal her watercolor paintings. peggy showing how she would mount her watercolor painting to a canvas for display peggy showing how she folds her watercolor painting on paper over the edges of a canvas for display.