Live Painting and Music for Memorial Day Weekend at Addison Art Gallery
Date and Time
Saturday May 25, 2024
3:30 PM - 3:30 PM EDT
Location
Addison Art Gallery
Orleans, MA
Live Painting and Music for Memorial ...
Description
On Saturday, May 25 at 3:30, Paul Schulenburg and his Figure Painting Group will begin painting Mike O'Connor of Birdwatchers General Store on the Addison Art Gallery lawn, 43 South Orleans, Orleans, MA. (In the case of rain, the painters and model will move into the Gallery.) Painting will continue through the start of the reception which goes to 7:00. It is always interesting to watch a diverse group of painters develop a work from a live model. This congenial group of artists is eager to share their knowledge and will happily answer audience questions.
“Paul Schulenburg is one of those rare painters who can capture not just what something looks like but what it feels like. . . That alone makes his work a treasure.” —Sebastian Junger, author of A Perfect Storm
Mike O'Connor founded the Birdwatchers General Store, now a Cape Cod icon, over 40 years ago. He is the author several books and well known for spreading ornithological knowledge and fun.
Paul Schulenburg, and his group of figure painters, have created portraits of such recognizable figures as film stars Dermot Mulroney and Alfie Woodward, American Idol finalist Natalia Bonfini, New Yorker cover artist/Children"s book illustrator Bob Staake, legendary blues musician Jerry Portnoy, and fisherman/movie star Keith Rose.
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 person than a photograph. They can speak volumes about an individual's personality and their life.
Guests will also be delighted by the song stylings of Sarah Burrill from 5:00 to 7:00.
For more information, please visit addisonart.com, and contact helen@addisonart.com or 508.255.6200.