John Murray classes week of november 1, 2010

This week all painting classes please try a series of small canvases (approx. 12"x 12") using the acrylic paint mixtures we worked with last week.

Try a self portrait, a metaphor and landscape for instance.

Postmodern Assemblage:

Please bring a sheet of plastic and a gallon of acrylic gel. we will try a poured thick acrylic bas relief.

See you next week, john.

John Murray Classes week of Oct.25

Poured acrylic workshop.

If you want to work with a new way of using acrylic paint and medium i will work with you this week.

It requires some specific supplies; however.

1. At least a gallon of acrylic gel.

2. Acrylic paint tubes or jars of color.

3. 4-6 clean empty plastic buckets (with lids is preferable).

4. A stretched canvas and/or a sheet of 2 mil clear poly (drop cloth).

5. a few empty plastic squeeze bottles.

i would like to work with all classes on this and hope all will be able to participate.

Thank you, see you next week, john.

John Murray classes week of October 18 2010

All classes: work a political idea into a painting or assemblage.
Use newspaper articles and attempt to make the plastic material as important as the message. Francis Bacon did on this famous Papal assault. although dry in use of paint the energy and striated brush strokes make this a great painting. Get mad!
See you next week, john.

Supercharged Painting Wed Oct. 13

Work with a landscape reference, but discard the picturesque.

Using some of the brush stroke work you developed last week see how little of the actual landscape you can retain and still feel the sense of nature you began with.

If you have a sketch book use a drawing from that or go out and work or sketch around the New Art Center to start the painting.

See you on wednesday.

-john.