En Plein Air Painting Workshop with Susan Overstreet, 4 Wednesdays, June 1-22, 2022, 2-5 pm

En Plein Air Painting Workshop with Susan Overstreet

June 1 – 22, 2022 (4 weeks)

2:00 – 5:00 pm

Members $180 / Non-Members $200

Be inspired by Cape Cod’s captivating beauty as you paint outdoors. Susan Overstreet will discuss the unique aspects of painting en plein air and the various atmospheric conditions that affect light, color, and perspective. The class will start with a brief demonstration at the beginning of class.

The class will meet on location each week. Detailed location information to be provided prior to the start of class.

Materials:

• A plein air easel is required.
• Palette, palette knives, brushes of various sizes: flats, rounds, filberts, and brights.
• Canvases (at least two per day) no smaller than 8x10, larger preferred.
• Color: cadmium yellow medium, cadmium lemon or light, cadmium red light, permanent rose, magenta, manganese blue, ultramarine blue, titanium white. If you have colors you like please bring them. You don’t need a medium but if you have one you prefer, please bring it.
• Rags or paper towels.
• Sunscreen, hat.

COVID policy:

Masks and proof of vaccination are required for attendees.

Cancellation policy:

CCMoA must be notified 1 week prior for refund.

Instructor bio:

Susan Overstreet’s creative process of weaving vibrant colors with a technique of palette knife and brushwork captures a visual tapestry between abstract imagery and representation. Overstreet’s bold expressive style is driven by unique natural elements found on Cape Cod that offer an evolving kaleidoscope of color. “I work quickly. Capturing the subject extemporaneously is vital to breathing life into it visually,” explains Overstreet. “Knowing what the paint can do by experimenting with its properties, I move the paint around the canvas until the image emerges.” She paints en plein air and in the studio, inspired by both landscape and the human figure. Susan completed studio work at George Washington University and continued studying fine arts at the Corcoran School of Art and the Art League School of Alexandria. Her work was accepted in many juried competitions in Virginia and now on Cape Cod. Susan has exhibited at The Provincetown Art Museum, The Cultural Center of Cape Cod, and the Cape Cod Museum of Art. She taught art to children in Fairfax Public Schools, and served as president of the Springfield Art Guild. Susan teaches at the Cape Cod Museum of Art, Milford Arts Council, and at the PAAM. Website: SusanOverstreet.com