Influenced by the Impressionists, starting with blocks of color, Susan Overstreet will demonstrate her unique orchestration of brushwork. Weather permitting, Susan will be demonstrating on the grounds of Highland Light.
Steve Kennedy will talk about the influence of Edward Hopper on Outer Cape artists and demonstrate plein air principles of design, color and paint application.
Using pastels, Linda will demonstrate her methods of capturing the natural landscape around the Highland House.
This demonstration will focus on capturing the iconic lighthouse and surroundings in the afternoon light.
Maryalice Eizenberg will demonstrate how she selects and edits a scene to make a successful painting.
Artists have long flocked to the Cape for its unique and saturated light. Join Amy Sanders as she captures the beauty of a rich Cape Cod summer sky.
“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
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
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
The CBI Friday Art Series shines with this exceptional exhibit, artists demonstrations and live music by Fred Fried. CBI, the renowned luxury resort, welcomes master artists from Addison Art Gallery and the community with complimentary hors d’oeuvres and a glass of bubbly. Contemporary expressionist Susan Overstreet and nationally acclaimed pastelist Amy Sanders will demonstrate their techniques while joining in lively conversation with the guests. Additional artists attending include David Burns, Maryalice Eizenberg, Steve Kennedy, Marc Kundmann, John Murphy, Andrea Petitto, … Read More
In celebration of Earth Day 2018, come and watch award-winning painters at work, hear acclaimed singer-songwriter Sarah Burrill perform, and meet authors Robert Finch and Peter Trull who will be signing their books. Artists demonstrating include Maryalice Eizenberg, who will be painting in oil, and Amy Sanders, who will demonstrate in pastel. Adults and children alike are amazed to see the processes that lead to a finished painting. The artists are happy to answer questions and discuss their techniques. One … Read More
Organized by Truro residents Nick Norman of 3Harbors Realty and Helen Addison of the Addison Art Gallery, “Celebrating Truro” brings together full- and part-time residents, visitors, artists and historians to celebrate at 3Harbors Realty, 11 Truro Center Road, Truro. Considered by many the “true” Cape Cod, Truro has a history going back to Pilgrim explorations, an abundance of preserved land, dramatically changing coastlines, and award-winning architecture. Today’s small farms, makers of unique products, and successful entrepreneurs add to the cultural … Read More
Come see Amy Sanders and SaraJane Doberstein demonstrate their unique painting techniques as part of our day "Swooping in for Wild Care". Amy will demonstrate building depth and luminosity with pastel as she works towards bringing a painting to life through multiple layers. Pastel is a unique medium, in that the pigment particles retain their individuality within layers. If carefully layered using strokes in a variety of colors, weights and direction, light bounces among the particles creating a unique radiance … Read More
Come and watch award-winning painters at work around Eastham. Adults and children alike are amazed to see the processes that lead to a finished painting. Artists are happy to answer questions and discuss their techniques. Join them for a reception and see the still wet paintings at the Eastham Public Library from 2 to 4.
Outermost House Inspired by the Cape Cod National Seashore and Henry Beston's Outermost House 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 Eastham on Cape Cod, studying and observing the wonders of the elements in this stunning setting. Plein air painting in the morning, talk, book signing and reception in the afternoon. The Outermost House is considered … Read More
