Plein air painters will be painting the shores, town and historic sites of Truro, the town that Edward Hopper chose to live and to paint for decades. Artists will deliver the wet paintings to the Highland House Museum to be added to the After Hopper exhibition.
8 am to noon Plein air painters will be painting the shores, town and historic sites of Truro, the town that Edward Hopper chose to live and to paint for decades. Artists will deliver the wet paintings to the Highland House Museum to be added to the After Hopper exhibition. 6:30 Wine and nibbles meet and greet, tour the museum including the newly created Hopper Room 7:00 After Hopper Panel and Q&A After Hopper celebrates Edward Hopper’s legacy through contemporary … Read More
Wine and nibbles meet and greet, tour the museum including the newly created Hopper Room
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.
After Hopper honors the legacy of Edward Hopper by celebrating contemporary artists inspired by his work and the places he painted with an emphasis on Cape Cod. In 1930, Edward Hopper and his wife Jo spent their first summer on Cape Cod in Massachusetts. Having traveled through many states and France, they built their home here on a bluff overlooking Cape Cod Bay. Hopper is considered America’s greatest realist painter. His unforgettable images, infused with emotion, speak of history and … Read More
Paul Batch is praised for his evocative atmospheric landscapes. He focuses on transitions, painting various times of day, changing weather, and the rich seasons New England offers. Batch earned his MFA at Hartford Art School and has been featured numerous times in national art publications. Jonathan Earle began his career as at an architectural firm in Boston while gradually refining his skills as a fine artist. With his paintings, he strives to convince the viewer to honor the instance of … Read More
“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
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
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
We hope you can join SaraJane and friends for a drink and to see her latest paintings before she heads back to Canada.
Join artists and friends for an exhibition of new works and a toast to autumn.
