Instructor: Sam Barber

Sam was born in Europe and came to the United States when he was four years old. At age twenty-two, Sam won a scholarship to the highly regarded Art Students League in New York. He then went on to study at the National Academy of Design. His teacher, William Draper, recognized his talent and in the mid-1960's arranged for him to study with Henry Hensche at the distinguished Cape School of Art in Provincetown, MA. Organized by the American Impressionists, the school allowed its students free rein to experiment. Sam would stay on to study with Henry for the next nine years. He participated in many exhibitions, receiving the First Prize in Oil from the Cape Cod Art association five times between 1974 and 1983. He is a member of the prestigious Society of American Impressionists. Sam has made Cape Cod, MA his home for thirtyfive years and says, "Living here offers tremendous changes of light and this affects my paintings. "Surrounded by water," he muses, "causes the sky to change from green to green-blue to aqua-light blue sometimes in a matter of minutes.... When I came here to study with Henry Hensche I knew right away that this was the place for me and that I would stay." He currently lives in Hyannis Port with his lovely and supportive wife, Janie, and their two sons, Freddy and Paul. Sam will tell you in no uncertain terms that Janie has been the rock of his life and the inspiration for many of his works.
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