En Plein Air Artist: John Tedeschi

On select weekends this summer, notable artists are invited to Ocean House to share their artistic vision and give a demonstration of their skills.

John Tedeschi will be painting en plein air on Ocean House grounds between 10:00 a.m. and Noon and 2:00 and 4:00 p.m. John will share how he creates his stunning oil paintings of Ocean House surroundings and his other work. Finished paintings will be available for purchase.

Consider joining the Plein Air Painting Wine Reception: Sunday, August 4 from 5:00 to 6:00 p.m. Details HERE

About John Tedeschi

Artist John Tedeschi is a figurative, portrait painter based in Stonington, Connecticut. His work incorporates relief printmaking processes with traditional oil and watercolor mediums for a variety of applications. John is deeply integrated in his community and depicts everyday life by participating and portraying aspects of work and play. This series of works explores the concept of play.

As an educator, Tedeschi teaches drawing and painting at Westerly High School and is the Fine Arts Chair for the Westerly Public Schools. In 2017, John was recognized as Rhode Island Art Educator of the Year–an achievement he is very proud of. He earned his BFA from Virginia Commonwealth University in Illustration and more recently a Post-Baccalaureate certificate from Lyme Academy. John has been commissioned for public and private works–including set design for The Colonial Theater’s summer productions of Waiting for Godot “22 and the complete works of William Shakespeare ’21.