Beverly Hallam, Title Unknown, c. 1960
THURSDAY, JUNE 11, 2026, | YORK, MAINE
Plein Air Painting with Tessa O'Brien ‘22
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Join us at Surf Point for an afternoon of plein air painting with Maine painter Tessa O’Brien ‘22.
Participants will spend the afternoon painting outdoors on the grounds, working independently and taking inspiration from the coastal landscape. Enjoy the land and views on our 47-acre oceanfront, marshland, and woods, and meet other local artists.
The session will begin with a brief orientation from the day’s facilitator and conclude with a casual group conversation and sharing of work. Participants are asked to bring their own painting supplies and materials.
Surf Point looks forward to hosting additional painting days in the future as we continue to develop this program. Please check back on our events page for future opportunities to participate, and join our mailing list to stay tuned.
About the Host
Tessa O’Brien
Tessa Greene O’Brien is an artist & curator based in South Portland, Maine. She received a BS in Fine Art from Skidmore College and an MFA from Maine College of Art and Design. O'Brien has shown throughout the United States, including recent exhibitions at CANDICE MADEY, New York; La Loma Projects, Los Angeles; Portland Museum of Art, Portland, ME; Platform Project Space, Brooklyn; Vardan Gallery, Los Angeles; Dowling Walsh Gallery, Rockland; Buoy Gallery, Kittery; Sears Peyton Gallery, New York; Studio E Gallery, Seattle; and the Center for Maine Contemporary Art. She was a 2022-2023 Residential Fellow at The Lunder Institute for American Art at Colby College; other residencies include Surf Point, Tides Institute, Monson Arts, Haystack, Hewnoaks, Vermont Studio Center, Joseph A Fiore Art Center, and Stephen Pace House. Grants and awards include the Berkshire Taconic Foundation, Elizabeth Greenshields Foundation, The Ellis Beauregard Foundation, the Maine Arts Commission, the Joseph. A. Fiore Painting Prize, St. Botolph Emerging Artist Award, and the Kindling Fund at SPACE Gallery.
O’Brien has curated group and solo exhibitions at the Center for Maine Contemporary Art, Alice Gauvin Gallery, TEMPOArts, and numerous shows at Able Baker Contemporary, where she was previously a director.
Visit Tessa’s website here
