• Susan Overstreet Painting Demonstration

    Addison Art Gallery 43 South Orleans Road, Orleans, MA, United States

    “My process begins with an initial emotional connection with a subject. I study how best to technically get this reaction on the canvas. And then use brushes and colors to convey my individual expression. It is a joyful challenge to hone an evolving, experimental, technical process that honors my reactions to the world around me.” — Susan Overstreet Susan completed studio work at George Washington University, and continued studying fine arts at Corcoran School of Art and Art League School … Read More

  • Celebrate Our Waters Painting Event

    Addison Art Gallery 43 South Orleans Road, Orleans, MA, United States

    Watch award-winning painters as they create work inspired by the shores of Orleans. Plein air, French for "open air," describes paintings created outdoors. French Impressionists, including Claude Monet and Pierre-Auguste Renoir, advocated en plein air painting. Charles Webster Hawthorne, who is attributed with starting the art colony in Provincetown, came to Cape Cod to teach painting en plein air. The public is invited to come and watch as adults and children alike are enthralled by seeing a painting move from … Read More

  • Celebrate Our Waters Reception, Exhibition and Book signing

    Addison Art Gallery 43 South Orleans Road, Orleans, MA, United States

    Join artists and friends for a casual reception and exhibition of new paintings inspired by the shores and waters of Cape Cod. Book signing with Susan Anarino, author of 365 Cape Cod Ponds, Day by Day. "Once I discovered that Cape Cod had 365 ponds I vowed to see if this was true. I found the magic under snow draped pines, beneath squawking seagulls, beside bandstands and in rainy woods. There I encountered swans, herons, boat parades and a little … Read More

  • SaraJane is on the Cape!

    Addison Art Gallery 43 South Orleans Road, Orleans, MA, United States

    We hope you can join SaraJane and friends for a drink and to see her latest paintings before she heads back to Canada.

  • Columbus Day Weekend Open House

    Addison Art Gallery 43 South Orleans Road, Orleans, MA, United States

    Join artists and friends for an exhibition of new works and a toast to autumn.

  • Travels with John Opening Reception

    Addison Art Gallery 43 South Orleans Road, Orleans, MA, United States

    New works by John F. Murphy from Cape Cod, Williamstown, Nantucket and Maine. John attended the Butera School of Art. In 1969 John opened The Land Ho! For a time, his restaurant became his artistic creation. Later he connected with master painter Robert Douglas Hunter who was a mentor and friend for over three decades. John also paints regularly with Neil Drevitson and Thomas Dunlay. Though primarily self-taught, John attributes his ability to working with and learning from some of … Read More

  • Painting Animals and other Figures using Palette Knife and Brushes

    Resort and Conference Center at Hyannis 35 Scudder Avenue, Hyannis, MA, United States

    Demo at the Mastering your Mark Art Conference   Andrea Petitto will demonstrate how she begins and develops a painting using brushes and palette knives at various stages of the work, and the use of knife strokes to create texture, to blend colors on the canvas, and to express line and mass. Using a palette knife to paint introduces a whole range of textures and strokes that contributes to a masterful sense of paint handling. It also makes possible an … Read More

  • Sharon McGauley: Recent Inspirations

    Addison Art Gallery 43 South Orleans Road, Orleans, MA, United States

    Bring your friends and join Sharon for an exhibition of her new works. Sharon McGauley, an internationally collected artist, has earned multiple grants, studied art at Connecticut College, and continues to study and work with master painters. Sharon paints plein air and in her studio and is especially inspired by dramatic weather and lighting. Her work has shown in many solo and juried shows across the country. McGauley paintings can be found in prestigious collections in the US, Canada, Europe … Read More

  • A Show of Gratitude

    Addison Art Gallery 43 South Orleans Road, Orleans, MA, United States

    New figurative and scenic paintings inspired by all that surrounds us for which we are grateful. The public is invite to join artists, neighbors and friends in this Thanksgiving weekend celebration. Music by Fred Fried. "Gratitude unlocks the fullness of life. It turns what we have into enough, and more. It turns denial into acceptance, chaos to order, confusion to clarity. It can turn a meal into a feast, a house into a home, a stranger into a friend." - … Read More

  • Marc Kundmann: Precious Gifts

    Addison Art Gallery 43 South Orleans Road, Orleans, MA, United States

    Two events featuring new work by Marc Kundmann exploring the visual treasure trove that is the Cape — the sparkle on the ocean, the silver shimmer of sea life, the jewel-box cottages, and the dazzling cloud and light show in the sky.

  • Marc Kundmann: Precious Gifts

    Marc Kundmann Studio 14 Bradford St, Provincetown, MA, United States

    Two events featuring new work by Marc Kundmann exploring the visual treasure trove that is the Cape — the sparkle on the ocean, the silver shimmer of sea life, the jewel-box cottages, and the dazzling cloud and light show in the sky.

  • Open House: Painting Through the Winter

    Addison Art Gallery 43 South Orleans Road, Orleans, MA, United States

    Join friends and artists in their cozy gallery rooms for a winter’s toast along with an opportunity to see Maryalice Eizenberg, Andrea Petitto and Amy Sanders develop ideas into paintings. Watching an artist at work offers the viewer a greater understanding of the process, techniques, thinking, skills and experimenting that go into a completed work. These award-winning painters welcome audience questions and comments. Additional artists will also be attending. The Addison Art Gallery’s year-round gatherings are ideal opportunities to socialize … Read More

  • Outermost Inspiration Exhibition

    Cape Cod National Seashore Visitors Center Eastham, MA, United States

    Featuring new works by area and national artists capturing the beauty of our surroundings. For the entire month of February in the Cape Cod National Seashore’s Salt Pond Visitors Center, Eastham. The show is curated by Helen Katherine Addison, owner of the internationally respected Addison Art Gallery. Henry Beston Henry Beston’s 1928 book, The Outermost House, is a classic of American Literature. Beston (1888-1968) wrote the book after spending a solitary “year” in a 20x16 house on the dunes of … Read More

  • Valentine’s Day Weekend Open House

    Addison Art Gallery 43 South Orleans Road, Orleans, MA, United States

    Join us for a new exhibition by gallery and guest artists, chocolates, flowers and a toast to a week of friendship and love.

  • Outermost Inspiration Gallery Reception

    Addison Art Gallery 43 South Orleans Road, Orleans, MA, United States

    A new exhibition exploring the natural Cape Cod world of Henry Beston and the Cape Cod National Seashore. “My house completed, and tried and not found wanting by a first Cape Cod year, I went there to spend a fortnight in September. The fortnight ending, I lingered on, and as the year lengthened into autumn, the beauty and mystery of this earth and outer sea so possessed and held me that I could not go.” —Henry Beston, The Outermost House: … Read More