MARGARET SHIELDS

Born and brought up in Middlesbrough, Margaret Shields has over 40 years experience as a painter, It is abundantly  clear in her oil canvases and intense watercolours that she has observed and absorbed the changing environment. The co-existence of industry and areas of great natural beauty are the backdrop to her subject matter ranging from marine shipping and shoreline figures battling  with the elements, to urban paintings evoking the clash of the old and new in modern town and city life, unsentimentally recorded with energized vitality.  

However, unchanging human nature is the hallmark of her work, seemingly recorded with a wry smile. From coal gatherers  and swimmers, to shoppers and skateboarders the human element is ever present, making them universal in their appeal. more . . .