The Hermitage Artist Retreat, Englewood Art Center and the Englewood Plein Air Painters invite all artists who enjoy painting outdoors to join the artist-in-residence, Michael Eade, in creating paintings of the grounds and historic Hermitage buildings on Saturday, April 30, 2011, from 3:00 PM to 6:00 PM. A landscape painter and watercolorist, Eade will also hold an open studio for participants to view his latest works of art.
According to Eade, “the plein air painting session will emphasize the use of painterly techniques intended to enhance interpretations of the lushness of the local flora (and maybe even the fauna) surrounding the Retreat and to portray the unique beauty of the barrier island’s landscape, water and light.”
Eade received a BA from Oregon State University and completed further studies at the Staatlichen Akademie der Bildenen Kunst, Stuttgart, focusing on egg tempera painting techniques. He continued graduate studies at New York University’s Tisch School of the Arts focusing on film and computer animation, while concurrently assisting the American artist Louise Nevelson. This NYC resident has received many honors including a fellowship from the Robert Blackburn Printmaking Workshop, NYC; the National Academy Museum and School of the Fine Arts, NYC; and the Artists’ Fellowship Inc. Eade’s work is held in many public, corporate and private collections around the country such as the Harvard Business School, the Library of Congress Permanent Collection and commissions by HERMÈS and AT&T. Eade’s next solo exhibition will be in June 2012, at Lesley Heller Workspace, New York, NY.