Art Week Plein Air Painting and Opening Celebration

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

Artists are encouraged to paint en plein air around Orleans on Saturday, April 20. With a charming town and stunning shorelines, there are many opportunities for painting opportunities. Master artist and teacher Jonathan McPhillips will demonstrate oil painting at the Addison Art Gallery from 4:00 to 5:00. Orleans Art Week Opening Reception 5:00 to 7:00 p.m. Join friends, old and new, at a reception replete with painters, writers, live music and libations. The featured exhibition includes works by some of … Read More

Memorial Day Weekend Reception and Figure Painting

Paul Schulenburg and members of the Schulenburg Studio Figure Painting Group will begin painting a specially chosen model at 3:30 and continue through the start of the reception (a great time to meet with artists and to learn more about their work) at 5:00. Long before the onset of photography, portraits served to capture a person’s likeness. As well, portraits conveyed power, familial ties, virtue, or other aspects of the subject. Today, portraits continue to portray far more of a … Read More

Beyond Bohemia at the Wellfleet Public Library

Wellfleet Public Library 55 W. Main Street, Wellfleet, MA

Plein air painting starting at 8:00 am; reception 5:00 to 6:30. Please email helen@addisonart.com to participate and/or to to attend. Thank you. Cape Cod’s naturally spectacular environment and cultural community continuously draw people from across the globe. As John Taylor Williams wrote, this was true over 100 years ago as well. “Beginning around 1910, those dedicated to radical political reform, a new exploration of personal relationships free from Victorian strictures, and a search for the new ‘American’ voice in writing, … Read More

Portraits of Nature: Doberstein and Reid

Oil painting demonstration by Sara Jane Doberstein from 3:30 to 4:30; opening reception for Sara Jane and Cynthia Reid from 5:00 to 7:00. Nature in its many guises comforts the soul and brings new light each day. Nature gives gifts asking nothing in return except kindness and respect. Reid and Doberstein create art that reflects and glorifies these truths. With their art, they honor nature with joy, playfulness, and a bit of whimsy.

Paul Batch One Man Show

Oil painting demonstration at 4:00; reception 5:00 to 7:00 Paul Batch is a contemporary painter praised for his evocative, atmospheric landscapes. His paintings are a poetic response to the fleeting and ephemeral light cast by the passing sun or rising moon. He focuses on transitions, painting various times of day, changing weather, and the rich seasons New England offers. “My work reflects the tone and qualities offered by nature. I strive to convey a felt experience through my art. Though … Read More

Jonathan McPhillips One Man Show

Oil painting demonstration at 4:00; reception 5:00 to 7:00 "Each painting I create is a delightful challenge to conquer, a puzzle seeking completion, and an ode to the beauty of our surroundings. My ultimate reward is knowing that my work has captivated the hearts and minds of both friends and strangers. In a world of digital clarity, original artwork continues to offer a sense of mystery and enchantment. Through painting, I strive to forge connections between hearts and minds, unifying … Read More