We formed the Green House Gallery in June 2008 as a vibrant forum for artists from diverse backgrounds, seeking a fresh art-space in Houston. We have a wide scope of skills and media. Our artists' bios are below. For our individual contact info and websites, click here. Please click here for a showcase of some of our work. |
Monique Weston grew up in Hong Kong and Japan, with intermittent periods in mainland
China. She has since traveled widely, working as a translator, jewelry designer, and
intelligence analyst (areas of expertise include kidnap and ransom).
Her dynamic aesthetic melds subtle influences from Japanese raku pottery with the
brilliant colors and dramatic style of Indian art, resulting in bright, contemporary abstracts.
Her pieces balance a tension between vivid, synthetic colors and fluid, organic forms. She
has developed a unique creative process using single-strand brushes and oil-based
industrial paints and enamels.
This Houston-based fine artist began painting in 2006, drawing on a rich and varied
background in jewelry design. Her jewelry is composed of unorthodox materials, including
lighting gels, plumbing parts and cogs from antique watches.
Group exhibitions include Earth Gallery’s “Sacred Space in Everyday Life” in March 2007;
Inversion (September 2007-February 2008); Rice University’s NAWMBA show (March
2008); and Hungry's Gallery (summer 2008). Monique’s artwork can also be viewed in
Starbucks across Houston.
China. She has since traveled widely, working as a translator, jewelry designer, and
intelligence analyst (areas of expertise include kidnap and ransom).
Her dynamic aesthetic melds subtle influences from Japanese raku pottery with the
brilliant colors and dramatic style of Indian art, resulting in bright, contemporary abstracts.
Her pieces balance a tension between vivid, synthetic colors and fluid, organic forms. She
has developed a unique creative process using single-strand brushes and oil-based
industrial paints and enamels.
This Houston-based fine artist began painting in 2006, drawing on a rich and varied
background in jewelry design. Her jewelry is composed of unorthodox materials, including
lighting gels, plumbing parts and cogs from antique watches.
Group exhibitions include Earth Gallery’s “Sacred Space in Everyday Life” in March 2007;
Inversion (September 2007-February 2008); Rice University’s NAWMBA show (March
2008); and Hungry's Gallery (summer 2008). Monique’s artwork can also be viewed in
Starbucks across Houston.
Lois Morton writes: “I have been an art educator for 28 years, taught with hundreds of
teachers and hopefully inspired thousands of kids. I’ve had “MOR-TONS” of fun teaching
art and now that I am retired, I’m having an endless summer of creating in my own art
world.
I became an art teacher because of my Dallas high school teacher Mr. Jack Stevenson
and my parents. In high school we melted glass, melted wax, did linoleum printmaking
and made huge clay sculptures. At East Texas State University, my favorite classes were
welding, clay, jewelry, printmaking and casting aluminum sculpture.
I’ve taught in 5 school districts and 7 schools- Dallas, Highland Park, Spring Branch, Cy-
Fair and Katy ISD, and have taught stained glass in shops and for continuing education
classes at U of H. Twice I have been named teacher of the year, once in Katy and with my
fine arts team in Cy-Fair. Many of my students have had recognized accomplishments and
gone on to pursue art.
I’m now taking time to enjoy and explore all the art processes I’ve been teaching. My
mixed media collages are made from a variety of textures printed with ink on different
papers and cut out to make my whimsical nature compositions. My open edition giclees
are titled Color Blind, Fraternal Twins, Strike a Pose, Blue Hawaii, Tapestry, Recess and
Hide and Seek. A giclee is the process of making fine art prints from a digital source
using ink-jet printing. The images are generated from high resolution and printed with
archival quality ink. I also have several smaller original collages and clay sculpture. Hope
you enjoy my Birds.”
teachers and hopefully inspired thousands of kids. I’ve had “MOR-TONS” of fun teaching
art and now that I am retired, I’m having an endless summer of creating in my own art
world.
I became an art teacher because of my Dallas high school teacher Mr. Jack Stevenson
and my parents. In high school we melted glass, melted wax, did linoleum printmaking
and made huge clay sculptures. At East Texas State University, my favorite classes were
welding, clay, jewelry, printmaking and casting aluminum sculpture.
I’ve taught in 5 school districts and 7 schools- Dallas, Highland Park, Spring Branch, Cy-
Fair and Katy ISD, and have taught stained glass in shops and for continuing education
classes at U of H. Twice I have been named teacher of the year, once in Katy and with my
fine arts team in Cy-Fair. Many of my students have had recognized accomplishments and
gone on to pursue art.
I’m now taking time to enjoy and explore all the art processes I’ve been teaching. My
mixed media collages are made from a variety of textures printed with ink on different
papers and cut out to make my whimsical nature compositions. My open edition giclees
are titled Color Blind, Fraternal Twins, Strike a Pose, Blue Hawaii, Tapestry, Recess and
Hide and Seek. A giclee is the process of making fine art prints from a digital source
using ink-jet printing. The images are generated from high resolution and printed with
archival quality ink. I also have several smaller original collages and clay sculpture. Hope
you enjoy my Birds.”
| Welcome to the Green House Gallery! |
Monique Weston
Lois Morton
| Lois can be contacted at: (281) 347-3414 loismorton@comcast.net www.loismortonart.com |
| Collage, Clay Sculpture |
| Oils, acrylics, jewelry |
| Monique can be contacted at: (713) 444-4955 www.moniqueweston.com monique@moniqueweston.com or moniqueisabelle@comcast.net |
Miquel Correll writes: I grew up in small towns in Oregon, so I am a nature lover at heart.
I recycle almost all my waste, I compost, and I do not use Styrofoam. My car gets 30 mpg
and it is important to me to have a minimal carbon footprint. I am also able to make
financial contributions to significant environmentally active organizations.
As an artist, I have always loved to make things…..cards, candles, mobiles, and
Christmas ornaments, among other things, and have foisted them on friends and family.
Early in the 1970’s I took watercolor classes at Rice University, both western style and
also Chinese water coloring technique.
I was lucky enough to meet a local ceramic artist and teacher, Judy Blossman-Boh,
at an Art Show, and after talking a while, I expressed interest in her technique, she offered
to teach me basic clay and ceramic art. From the moment I began making a form and
working in clay, I was hooked.
I especially love organic shapes inspired by nature; birds, chickens, fish, dragonflies
and flowers show up in my pieces. “Useful” objects appeal to me, so I make coin banks,
doggy bowls, bird baths, platters, and spoon/ladle rests.
Color, all kinds of color, is found in the glazes I use. Bright is beautiful.
I have no formal education in the composition and physics of clay or glaze, so each piece
is an experiment for me.
I hope you enjoy my work. I certainly enjoy making it.
Do what you love, love what you do.
Miquel grew up in the Willamette Valley in central Oregon, moved to Houston in 1969, had
a career as an accountant and CFO for a municipal utility contractor; holds a Texas Real
Estate Brokers license; keeps exotic birds & chickens & dragonflies & lizards & fish in the
fish pond, and all live happily together in the back garden; loves to raise bromeliads and
other tropical plants; and is Mother to two loveable black lab house dogs, Coco and Peter.
I recycle almost all my waste, I compost, and I do not use Styrofoam. My car gets 30 mpg
and it is important to me to have a minimal carbon footprint. I am also able to make
financial contributions to significant environmentally active organizations.
As an artist, I have always loved to make things…..cards, candles, mobiles, and
Christmas ornaments, among other things, and have foisted them on friends and family.
Early in the 1970’s I took watercolor classes at Rice University, both western style and
also Chinese water coloring technique.
I was lucky enough to meet a local ceramic artist and teacher, Judy Blossman-Boh,
at an Art Show, and after talking a while, I expressed interest in her technique, she offered
to teach me basic clay and ceramic art. From the moment I began making a form and
working in clay, I was hooked.
I especially love organic shapes inspired by nature; birds, chickens, fish, dragonflies
and flowers show up in my pieces. “Useful” objects appeal to me, so I make coin banks,
doggy bowls, bird baths, platters, and spoon/ladle rests.
Color, all kinds of color, is found in the glazes I use. Bright is beautiful.
I have no formal education in the composition and physics of clay or glaze, so each piece
is an experiment for me.
I hope you enjoy my work. I certainly enjoy making it.
Do what you love, love what you do.
Miquel grew up in the Willamette Valley in central Oregon, moved to Houston in 1969, had
a career as an accountant and CFO for a municipal utility contractor; holds a Texas Real
Estate Brokers license; keeps exotic birds & chickens & dragonflies & lizards & fish in the
fish pond, and all live happily together in the back garden; loves to raise bromeliads and
other tropical plants; and is Mother to two loveable black lab house dogs, Coco and Peter.
Miquel Correll
| Ceramic Artist |
| Miquel can be contacted at: (713) 521-0619 miquel@miquelcorrell.com |
| Contact Information Email: info@greenhouseartgallery.com Phone: (713) 535-6462 Address: 716 W Alabama St Houston, TX 77006 |
Mina Agah's paintings blend exuberant, passionate color with the trappings of Persian
formality. They are lavish creations of gold with rampaging colors. They range from
courtly scenes to bold nudes. Many of her compositions include Arabic script. Her work
also includes scenes of wildlife - from peaceful vistas to nature "red in tooth and claw."
Mina's jewelry is made from an expansive array of materials. Many of her designs use
semi-precious materials or gemstones, in conventional settings. Her more exotic
creations reflect a Middle Eastern aesthetic, as in a cabochon strung simply on leather
cord, with Arabic etchings.
Mina began painting in Iran , and continued her education in arts in Switzerland , Italy ,
England , and the United States . She graduated from London’s College of Fashion.
and Clothing, then gained an arts degree in Houston . She works primarily with oils, but
also uses other painting media such as watercolors, charcoal, and pastels.
formality. They are lavish creations of gold with rampaging colors. They range from
courtly scenes to bold nudes. Many of her compositions include Arabic script. Her work
also includes scenes of wildlife - from peaceful vistas to nature "red in tooth and claw."
Mina's jewelry is made from an expansive array of materials. Many of her designs use
semi-precious materials or gemstones, in conventional settings. Her more exotic
creations reflect a Middle Eastern aesthetic, as in a cabochon strung simply on leather
cord, with Arabic etchings.
Mina began painting in Iran , and continued her education in arts in Switzerland , Italy ,
England , and the United States . She graduated from London’s College of Fashion.
and Clothing, then gained an arts degree in Houston . She works primarily with oils, but
also uses other painting media such as watercolors, charcoal, and pastels.
Mina Agah
| Oils, jewelry |
| Mina can be reached at: (713) 463-6462 mina@gallerymina.com www.gallerymina.com |
Ray Gonzalez
| Multiple media mobiles |
While growing up in a rural area in Liberty County, Texas, I always had an interest but
not too much exposure to the arts. My parents and family were creative people, my
father was a carpenter and welder who could create almost anything out of wrought
iron. My mother, grandmother, and aunts, who were from a large Louisiana Cajun
family were very talented in sewing, quilting, and just making pretty things; and some in
oil painting in later years.
I worked as an accountant for major oil companies for more than thirty years and then
later after retirement, as a financial consultant and credit counselor.
My influences include Mrs. Verda Brown, an accomplished oil painter and water color
artist and teacher. Before I knew it, I started painting and taking lessons from her.
Later, I became very active in the Northwest Houston Art League and was also a
member of The Woodlands Art League. I participated in shows of the two leagues and
also the Humble Art League and Conservative Arts of Houston winning a number of
first place awards. After a 15-year break from painting, I started painting again in 2004
after I met Houston artist Bruce Williamson and have been painting with him since that
time.
I consider my work to be representational or traditional, painted alla prima style. I
prefer bold and bright colors in still life painting while my landscapes tend to be more
subdued with a peaceful and calm feeling. For several summers I have been
vacationing on Mount Desert Island, Maine, which includes Acadia National Park and
the Bar Harbor area. I admire the work of painters from that area and have recently
done a number of paintings hoping that I can emulate that style.
In February 2008, I was chosen as the artist of the month to exhibit in The Houston
Club's Rotating Art Exhibits at the Houston Club in downtown Houston.
My goal, even at my age, is to continue to improve my painting, learn new techniques
and painting methods. I paint for personal satisfaction while trying to create artworks
that are stimulating and pleasing to the eye of others. Nothing is more rewarding when
one receives sincere comments from others such as “oh, what a beautiful painting”.
not too much exposure to the arts. My parents and family were creative people, my
father was a carpenter and welder who could create almost anything out of wrought
iron. My mother, grandmother, and aunts, who were from a large Louisiana Cajun
family were very talented in sewing, quilting, and just making pretty things; and some in
oil painting in later years.
I worked as an accountant for major oil companies for more than thirty years and then
later after retirement, as a financial consultant and credit counselor.
My influences include Mrs. Verda Brown, an accomplished oil painter and water color
artist and teacher. Before I knew it, I started painting and taking lessons from her.
Later, I became very active in the Northwest Houston Art League and was also a
member of The Woodlands Art League. I participated in shows of the two leagues and
also the Humble Art League and Conservative Arts of Houston winning a number of
first place awards. After a 15-year break from painting, I started painting again in 2004
after I met Houston artist Bruce Williamson and have been painting with him since that
time.
I consider my work to be representational or traditional, painted alla prima style. I
prefer bold and bright colors in still life painting while my landscapes tend to be more
subdued with a peaceful and calm feeling. For several summers I have been
vacationing on Mount Desert Island, Maine, which includes Acadia National Park and
the Bar Harbor area. I admire the work of painters from that area and have recently
done a number of paintings hoping that I can emulate that style.
In February 2008, I was chosen as the artist of the month to exhibit in The Houston
Club's Rotating Art Exhibits at the Houston Club in downtown Houston.
My goal, even at my age, is to continue to improve my painting, learn new techniques
and painting methods. I paint for personal satisfaction while trying to create artworks
that are stimulating and pleasing to the eye of others. Nothing is more rewarding when
one receives sincere comments from others such as “oh, what a beautiful painting”.
Joe Carrell
| Oils |
| Joe can be reached at: (713) 520-1080 (713) 249-6544 carr60@aol.com |
| Kristy writes: " I received my first camera from my grandfather at age 12. It was a free gift from his subscription to Time Magazine. It was plastic with a dial on the front with three settings, night, sunshine, and cloudy. My passion for photography began with the turning of a simple dial from sunshine to cloudy. Later in high school photojournalism, our instructor gave us one sheet of photographic paper and a shoebox with a pinhole. He asked us to make a “remarkable” image. Many students were stunned at his request. As a prerequisite for the class, we had all purchased cameras. Some student’s cameras were fancier than others, and some were used while others were new. Yet we all started equal with just a box taped closed and our imagination. A remarkable image at 16 was a pretty tall order, or at least I thought so. What would the teacher find remarkable? What could I find in thirty minutes without leaving campus? I struggled with what I thought he would find extraordinary. I started walking and looking for that special something. I found it in a field next to the school that I walked by everyday. One tree stood alone. In black and white I could see the image in my mind. I removed the tape over the hole and exposed the paper. I went inside into the darkroom to process the image. Standing over the tray and seeing on paper what I had seen in my mind was remarkable. I was hooked from that moment on. Today, I am fortunate enough to have many of the fancy gadgets and gizmos. Even I admit, they do make capturing the technically perfect image easier. The perfect image for me has never been about high dollar lenses and f-stops. I learned that a great photograph can be taken with anything even a box. It just takes opening your eyes and mind to find an image that might otherwise go unseen. |
Kristy Allmon
| Photography |
| Kristy can be reached at: (713) 320-2713 info@enchantedphotodesign.com www.enchantedphotodesign.com Photography |
| Ray can be contacted at: sbc@hal-pc.org |