John Murray Immersion Workshop June 24-28
At Montserrat
College
“Art is an
investigation into its own possibilities”
Thank you for taking the workshop here is a basic supply
list:
Paints (oil or acrylic or both)
Canvas (6-10 different sizes from small to as large as you
can transport), panel, metal or paper as a surface
Charcoal, fixative
Mediums for oil or acrylic (if acrylic I recommend Utrecht ’s
Acrylic gel as well as Gac 500 and tar gel)
Any other material you might be interested in for still life
reference, collage, embellishment… etc
Here is an approximate plan (very approximate!) for the
week:
Monday June 24, 9am:
Introductions of artists and discussion of goals for each
artist and my concepts of painting/art/teaching.
Develop working sketches in charcoal for first pieces
Critique sketches and discuss execution in terms of medium,
scale and alternate approaches
Begin work
Tuesday, June 25,
9am:
Paint, discuss, critique most of the day
Wednesday, June 26,
9am:
We will have a model for most of the day as well as a
continuation of work under way, I would like to draw and deconstruct from the
figure, face and form to use for incorporation in on going pieces and for new
work
Thursday, June 27,
9am:
Paint, assemble, discuss and critique
Friday, June 28, 9am:
Paint assemble, discuss and critque.
Review work produced during week.
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From: Montserrat College of Art <shelton.walker@montserrat.edu>
Date: May 28, 2013, 5:30:12 PM EDT
To: jmurray924@comcast.net
Subject: There's still time to register for painting with John Murray!
Reply-To: shelton.walker@montserrat.edu
featured artistjohn murrayMurray has lived in Los Angeles, Provincetown and Boston. For more than 40 years he has explored his bleak/sensual aesthetic through paints and mediums of all descriptions, as well as printmaking and assemblages. He studied at the School of the Museum of Fine Art, Boston, and exhibits widely throughout the North East. jmurrayart.com
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From painting and fiber arts to comics and creative writing, our diverse summer immersives are designed to allow participants time and instruction to explore new avenues of creative inquiry. We invite you to spend your summer devoted to your art in the unique environment that only a working art college can offer. For details on all our course offerings, visit our website here.
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