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Wed, Thu
Aug 13, 2025 - Aug 14, 2025
9:30am - 3:30pm EDT
Class Experience
This class will cover the basic principles of oil painting with regard to painting the incredible Provincetown dunes. Dynamic photos of the dunes at sunrise with incredible light and shadow will be the focus for this 2 day workshop. Includes discussions on composition, massing, building form, light and shadow, and depending on your own style, knowing when a work is finished (learning how to not overwork your painting). Douglas delivers sound principles of painting that are an incredible foundation for your painting, whether a beginner or seasoned professional.
After the brief morning intro, a very hands-on approach to the class gets students mixing colors and preparing to paint. Students will work in their own style/technique so that the finished work is their own. Douglas will overview his palette and concepts that his work entails. Students will mix paints and learn to mix basic strings of color to help comprehend how this preparation makes the painting process simpler, while giving students a working understanding of the value/strings of color. Students will work from photos Douglas provides.
The second day of hands-on painting experience will yield a good number of paintings with a logical thought process in a fun, yet focused atmosphere to help guide your future study. Your paintings can be as complicated or as simple as needed. Demos and individual discussions/instruction will help each student begin to reach the preliminary goals they are striving to meet. You will produce several paintings in this 2 day workshop. Plan to bring a notebook/sketchbook and enjoy demos along with great stories to help you remember the principles that are the foundation of Douglas’ teaching.
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Are you a PAAM Member? Use code paammember at checkout to receive 10% off a workshop purchase.
Other Things To Know
Cancellations within 14 days of a workshop start date results in the full loss of tuition. Workshops may be cancelled by PAAM up to one day in advance due to underenrollment. In this case, tuition will be refunded in full.
Provincetown Art Association and Museum Location
Provincetown Art Association and Museum - Lillian Orlowsky and William Freed Museum School
460 Commercial St, Floor 2, Provincetown, MA 02657
About Provincetown Art Association and Museum
The Provincetown Art Association and Museum (PAAM) is a nationally-recognized, year-round cultural institution that fuses the creative energy of America's oldest active arts colony with the natural beauty of outer Cape Cod that has inspired generations of artists. It was founded August 22, 1914, with the mission of collecting, preserving, exhibiting and educating about the work of Cape Cod artists. PAAM is a collecting museum, a membership organization, and an art school that offers classes and workshops for students of all ages.
