Abbott Studio

5 Thursdays, Sep 10-Oct 15, 2-430pm. Member $250, Non-member $275

LENGTH: 5 classes

LEVEL: beginner & beyond

WHAT TO EXPECT: This course with artist Susan Overstreet will introduce to beginners, intermediate and advanced students the techniques used by painters since the Renaissance, building from classical to impressionism and beyond. Emphasis will be on color orchestration and exercises on various techniques will enhance your individual practice by providing insight from the innovations made by the masters throughout time. Perhaps you will gain some adaptation to your own practice!

Space is limited to just 5 students to ensure everyone gets individual attention.

Basic materials will be provided for the first class, but students are encouraged to source their own:

• Paints: a warm and cool of each of the primary colors, plus white. I suggest Gamblin or Winsor Newton brand: Lemon Yellow, Cadmium Yellow Medium, Scarlet or Cadmium Red Medium, Manganese Blue, Ultramarine Blue, Titanium White.

• Palette Paper

• Palette Knives

• Bristle Brushes (Round, Flat, Brights, Filberts) in various sizes.

• Canvas (stretched or panels), bring several to class (8x10, 11x14, 16x20).

• Mediums will be discussed.

• Rags, paper towels

Note: due to the nature of oil paint solvents, all oil rags and towels must be taken, and all brushes used must be cleaned off campus.

EXTRAS: Due to the small size of this class, each student will receive a lot of individual attention.

DON'T FORGET: Dress to make art. This class is held upstairs in the Education Wing.

SAVE: Save $25 on this class by purchasing a membership for only $65 and get discounts on classes and events year-round at the Center.

INSTRUCTOR: 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 Cotuit Center of the Arts, 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 has taught at the Cape Cod Museum of Art, Milford Arts Council, the Cultural Center of Cape Cod, the Creative Arts Center of Chatham, the PAAM and the Cotuit Center for the Arts. She now teaches exclusively at the Cultural Center of Cape Cod as the Resident Art Educator, where she has her studio. Susan teaches painting, drawing, holds monthly Figure Night and Paint Nights, leads sketching tours, and is available for private lessons. She is represented by Tracy Lindholm Nee in Dennis, MA