John murray classes week of Feb. 7, 2011

Living in the frozen world

Try and make a work of art that incorporates the bleak and beautiful conditions of this winter so far.

Not necessarily a winter landscape, but perhaps an emotional and psychological portrait of the season and its effect on you. Above at the left is a painting by Robert Ryman, check his work on line, he was very influential on my work in the early 70's and was a rich source of painterly plasticity in that times often flat work surfaces that were so emblematic of minimalism.

PostModern Assemblage:

Try a white assenblage with plaster, wood and white paint on the same theme. See you next week, barring weather cancelations. john.