No Fear Painting: A Plein Air Painting Class with Mary Giammarino

Everything Under the Sun is Beautiful. Charles W. Hawthorne

In this course we will be studying and applying many of the fundamental techniques of plein air painting. Together, we will investigate light and its effect on our visual field and how to translate that onto a canvas. We will not employ formulas; there is no "correct" way to paint and no such thing as a "mistake." It is my goal to equip you with the tools necessary for a lifetime of exploration with plein air painting. This workshop includes morning access to the studio during non-class time. All levels welcome.

Mary Giammarino graduated from Greenfield Community College with an Associate's Degree in Fine Art. She continued her college work at the University of Massachusetts, Amherst on an art scholarship. In 1989 Mary began studying painting at the Cape Cod School of Art in Provincetown, working with Hilda Neily, John Ebersberger, and Cedric and Joanette Egeli.

Mary has been returning to Provincetown every year since then to paint and study the Cape Cod light. She has had numerous solo shows and exhibitions in Provincetown, Philadelphia and Vermont. She lives in Vermont with her sculptor husband, John Cassin, and their two German Shepherds, and conducts workshops in plein air painting at PAAM and in Brattleboro, Vermont.

"I most enjoyed Mary's expertise, easy-going style and her responsiveness to our needs," wrote a past student.