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The Museum School at PAAM - Summer 2008
Through a painting we can see the whole world. – Hans Hofmann

Painting with Oils with Margaret Shields, July 15-18, 12:30-4:30, $275

The class is about painting in oil. Though it is designed for those who have very little painting experience, it will be useful to any student interested in the study of the depiction of space through color and value. Working from both still life set ups and from the model, students will be introduced to color theory and the importance of tonal value in visual experience. We will consider the question: what makes a painting alive?

Instruction in the use of various painting materials will be available in the case of individual questions about these. The intention of the class is to provide students with expressive tools that they can then use to amplify their own ideas.

Margaret Shields graduated from the Massachusetts College of Art with a BFA in Painting and has been the recipient of a Pollack-Krasner grant. She is represented by the Fischbach Gallery in New York. She lives in Wellfleet, and has taught at Castle Hill, the Cape Cod Museum of Fine Arts, the Museum School at PAAM Accredited Program, in partnership with Cape Cod Community College, and within the Chatham and Nauset Public Schools.