John Murray classes week of Oct. 31, 2011

All classes: this week please come to class with a canvas (or surface) covered in newspaper.

Picasso and Rauschenberg both used newspapers as a design (figure/ground concept) as well as a way to bring the world beyond the studio into their work.

See you next week, john.

John Murray Holliston open studios Oct. 22nd and 23rd 2011

My studio will be open this weekend the 22nd and 23rd during Holliston open studios please stop by if you have a chance, address is 924 Washington Street Holliston, and see some work and talk Art. My # is 508 488 7710.

If not see you next week at class. John.

John Murray classes week of Oct. 17, 2011

Two classes will have a model this week:
Oil and Acrylic Workshop and Postmodern Assemblage.

Supercharged Painting at deCordova and NewArt Center (Wed.) will not.

I found this Arthur Dove portrait in the NY Times Friday art section. I have never been aware of it before and find it an interesting American approach (almost an homage) to the French Modernists working in Cubism and collage at the time. Try a portrait using an attachment or collage element. If you can go online and see the work of Arthur Dove, an artist who worked a lot from nature, but always experimented and whose work was restless and often fresh and original.

See you next week, john.

Supercharged painting Tues.Oct. 11 and Wed. Oct. 12

We have a model this week for all Supercharged classes at the deCordova and the Newart Center.

Please bring a new canvas and your best deconstructivist attitude.

What do you get from the work of Lisa Yuskavage? Here are 2 examples, she has a new show opened through Nov. 5 at David Zwirner Gallery in Chelsea.

See you next week, john.