John Murray classes week of March 31, 2014

Welcome to my Spring 2014 classes.
For the first week please bring enough material (paint, canvas, charcoal etc.) to try a piece.
Above  I've posted a scanned slide of some resin, wood and canvas pieces that I made in my
Venice CA studio in 1972.
The idea I had at the time was no content...pure material.
I'd like you to try the same concept.
No image...just material.
See you next week.
John.

March 24, 2014 John Murray Supercharged Painting classes makeup week

Makeup week for snow canceled Wednesday classes:

Monday am and pm.
Wednesday am and pm.
We missed 2 Wednesdays due to snow cancellation, all Supercharged painters please come
to make up 2  missed classes.
Please bring any work done this term you would like me to critque.
See you next week, John.

John Murray classes week of March 17, 2014

Monday classes will have a model next week.
Wednesday classes have already had one this term.
So please continue with your self portraits or other work you are
investigating. It is,after all, the Ides of March!!!
See you next week, John.

John Murray classes week of March 10, 2014

No model next Monday the 10th, the office tells me that  the 3 performance artists

who came last month were paid with the class model fee in your tuition.

I did not realize that before I  was told on the 6th.

Next week try a self portrait.

Above is one of mine from a few years ago.

Identity is a limiting illusion for the artist.

Try something not you.

See you next week, John.