En Plein Air with Howard Rose at Sofo

Program Details

Artist and teacher Howard Rose will be leading a series of Plein Air Painting Classes for this summer with the Bridgehampton Museum. Plein Air painting has a lengthy history on the East End of Long Island with artists like William Merritt Chase. These classes are for artists of all abilities from beginners to professionals and will take place at a series of beautiful locations within the Bridgehampton area. Join us to get hands on with some history!

Our sixth and final class will be taking place at the South Fork Natural History Museum & Nature Center located at 377 Bridgehampton-Sag Harbor Turnpike, Bridgehampton, NY 11932.

Lastly, this fall our aim is to curate a small show of the works you and your fellow classmates worked on this summer! The works will be displayed in the historic Nathaniel Rogers House for a limited time this fall.

Program Materials

All guests will need to bring their own painting supplies. Classes will be outside so be sure to bring a drink (or drinks), sun screen, a hat, and whatever else you may need. For this program participants are expected to bring all painting materials as needed. Below is a list of suggested items to bring as well as a link to an Amazon list of suggested purchases.

• Amazon List - https://a.co/389BNeI
• Paints (suggested colors from the instructor - Cadmium Yellow Light, Yellow Ochre, Alizerin Crimson, Viridian Green, Thalo Yellow Green (from Grumbacker) Ultramarine blue, Kings Blue (from Williamsburg paints only), Burnt Siena, Titanium white - a lot of the white)
• Brushes - Princeton synthetic oil painting brushes, Brights numbers 2, 4 and 6, Filbers numbers 2, 4 and 6
• Palette knife
• Turpenoid - for cleaning, not turpentine
• a glass jar to clean brushes in
• Painting Panels - 6x6, 6x8 or 8x10 are the suggested sizes, no bigger. Gesso board or Blick are the suggested brands.
• Palette - either wood shellacked, glass, or paper
• Paper towels
• a tripod and pochade box
• Questions about the materials? Please call the teacher Howard Rose at 516-660-9404