Exhibition: “Painting the Changing Light”

The Cape Cod Plein Air Painters, well known locally as well as nationally, will exhibit plein air paintings at Cape Cod Museum of Art, Saturday June 7, 2008 through Sunday July 20, 2008. An opening reception will be held at the museum on Friday June 20 from 5:30 to 7:30 p.m.

The work on display will be regional oils, pastels and watercolors documenting the constantly changing events in the landscape from dawn to dusk, painted on location throughout the year.

The painters include Lora Barrett, Phillip Bergson, Robina Carter, Jane Eccles, Maryalice Eizenberg, Bill Maloney, Rosalie Nadeau, Merylle-Lee Thompson, Phil Thompson, Joyce Zavorskas and Phil Nickerson emeritus.

Equipped with backpacks, sunscreen, paints and easels, the group decides on a location and sets up to paint outdoors at the specific site, refining their “starts” indoors on a rainy day if necessary, or completing a site study on location in one or two sessions.

The public is invited to the reception.
Cape Cod Museum of Art, 60 Hope Lane, Route 6A, Dennis MA, 02638

For further information please call 508- 432-5052

We are demonstrating plein air painting on the grounds
of the museum according to the following schedule:

June 21 Robina Carter and Lora Barrett (1-3 pm)

                  From 3 PM to 5 PM on:

June 28 Phill and Merylle-Lee Thompson

July 5 Bill Maloney and Philip Bergson

July 12 Jane Eccles and Joyce Zavorskas

July 19 Maryalice Eizenberg and Rosalie Nadeau

We are participating in the museum’s program of
gallery talksfor an hour including a quick demonstration.

                 Gallery talks/demos on Thursdays at 11 a.m.:

June 12 Bill Maloney

June 26 Lora Barrett

July 10 Maryalice Eizenberg

And on Sunday, July 6, at 12:30 Rosalie Nadeau

About Cape Cod Plein Air Painters...
The term "plein air" emerged with the Impressionists during the 19th century. Pierre-Henri de Valenciennes, a painter and academic, wrote an influential paper in 1800 in which he stressed the importance of completing outdoor studies quickly and directly, without developing the detail of an exhibition painting.
Speed was essential to capturing a convincing effect, so de Valenciennes insisted that his students complete all studies from nature within two hours. If the effict was to be a sunrise or a sunset, the study was to be completed within 30 minutes! This still holds true for contemporary impressionists.
Cape Cod Plein Air Painters evolved in 2004 when several local professional artists decided to paint together on a weekly basis, to observe directly from nature, and to share ideas and expertise. The group travels to a different site each week, in all four seasons, to document a moment in time.