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PAAM'S 2010
Summer Course
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Painting the Day: A Plein Air Workshop with Rob Longley
June 22-24, 9:30-4:30pm
$350
One of the fundamental problems in plein air painting is the expression of time of day. Not only does the pattern of light and shadow change as the day progresses, but the actual color of the atmosphere also changes. In this workshop students will be able to study the differences between morning and afternoon light as well as the variety of atmospheric effects that a plein air painter is apt to encounter. Based on techniques developed by Henry Hensche, students will learn a light and color-based approach to painting the landscape. The class will meet to paint in various locations in and around Provincetown to take advantage of the exceptional light.

Rob Longley first came to Provincetown in 1971 to study painting with Henry Hensche at the Cape Cod School of Art. Previously he studied with two of Hensche’s prot?g?s, Dick Goetz and Betty Warren, and he graduated from Boston University with a BFA in 1973. After studying with Hensche for a number of years, Rob realized that Provincetown and lower Cape Cod provided both the subject matter and the community atmosphere that he wanted for continuing his career as a painter, so he has returned every summer since then to paint and to teach the Cape School methods. Rob currently shows his work at the Hilda Neily Gallery in Provincetown, and the Arts Exclusive Gallery in Simsbury, CT. Rob has won numerous awards for his work, including, most recently, an award from the Connecticut Plein Air Painters Society, as well as grants from the State of New York and a Greenshields Foundation grant (awarded to promising young artists). He lives near Albany, NY during the winter months.