The Taos Art School
        
PAINTING
THE MISSIONS OF
NEW MEXICO
Paul Murray
Tuition: $525
Dates: July 13-19, 2008
HOUSING
Students are invited to stay together with your class at the HAMPTON INN. This includes a full breakfast every morning with your group before class. 6 nights lodging: These housing arrangements are paid directly to the school and are part of your tuition invoice. Check-in Sun., PM- July 13,   Check-out, Sat. AM - July 19.
$450 - Double Occupancy
(Doubles are contigent upon finding a roommate within your class.)
$675.- Single Occupancy.


This plein air painting class will spend time at each of these missions. The Missions of the West are compelling monuments built of Earth, Stone, Timbers, Sweat and Faith.
Their sculptural walls and intimate details have inspired artists for many generations. Built of Adobe, and smoothed by centuries of the touch of human hands, they flow in undulating lines that are a delight to paint and photograph as they rise from the land like forms of nature, greeting the light. We car-pool to all sites and share a Dutch-lunch. Materials lists available, give us a call.
MISSION SITES VISITED
SAN FRANCISCO DE ASSIS
In Taos, New Mexico, this Icon of the Southwest, with its massive sculptural buttresses, has had a magnetic attraction to artists since the beginning of the 20th Century. Hundreds of painters and photographers, including Georgia O’Keeffe, have responded to its spell. Ansel Adams said that its presence was so powerful, its combination of Form, Line, Space, Light and Shadow so compelling that it convinced him to pursue photography instead of music.
Lunch in the courtyard.

SAN JOSE DE GRACIA
This ancient mission located in the charming mountain town of Las Trampas, offers a rustic simplicity set against a beautiful backdrop of rugged Ponderosa Pine covered hills.
Its unusual exterior features an outside choir loft supported by hand-adzed wooden beams.
Picnic Lunch.
   

EL SANTUARIO DE CHIMAYO

This lovely Family Chapel, built in 1813, is located
in a quaint village tucked into a cottonwood shaded valley.
It has been called the ‘Lourdes of New Mexico’
because it has long been a special destination for Pilgrims
who believe that its "sacred earth" has healing powers.
Lunch at historic Hacienda

     

LA M0RADA DE DON FERNANDO
There is a large cross in the courtyard of this church which was the subject of Georgia O’Keeffe’s many paintings titled "New Mexico Cross". The building itself has been lovingly restored and features a lovely arched adobe gateway.
Lunch at Caffè Renato

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ABOUT THE INSTRUCTOR

Paul Murray, painting, pastels, plein air, missions of new mexico
Painting by Paul Murray


Painting by Paul Murray

As a signature member of both The Pastel Society of America & The Pastel Society of New Mexico, Paul Murray has used Pastels to capture the enchantment he feels about the fantastic landscapes of Northern New Mexico for 20 years. He regularly wins Best-of-Show’s in: MASTERWORKS OF NEW MEXICO , GEORGE MARKS AWARD FOR EXCELLENCE IN SOUTHWESTERN ART, & NM STATE FAIR.

His recently published articles include: PASTEL JOURNAL: On Skies – Oct 2005; AMERICAN ARTIST MAGAZINE – 6 page article , April 2002; & 7 page article Jan 2003; INTERNATIONAL ARTIST MAGAZINE – 10 page article Jan 2002. (Please contact us for a free copy of these articles, or, check them out on our web site.

 

"To say an artist likes light is like saying a musician likes noise. But a musician is selective about the noise he or she picks in order to create music and that is what I try to do with Light as an artist. To me there is great emotional power in Light. It has the same qualities as music – it evokes emotions without using words."

www.murrayfineart.com

 

View Paul Murray Awards Received
in 2008
image: Paul Murray, Plein Air beginning painting
Paul Murray

Music of Light - an article about Artist Paul Murry in the October 2007 Artist's Magazine.

The Pastel Journal
April 2007

The Pastel Journal
April 2006

New Mexico Magazine
November 2005

The Pastel Journal
October 2005
More Articles about Paul Murray
American Artist - April 2004
The Artist's Magazine - December 2003
The Pastel Journal - February 2003
The Artist's Magazine - January 2003

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TAOS ART SCHOOL
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