It is a lovely thing to spend a day by the River. The air is fresher
there and beauty is everywhere. In this class you’ll get to spend 5 days
Experiencing the Flow of the River as it encouragers peaceful breathing
while inspiring a confident Flow onto your canvas. We’ll go to a different site each day, starting with the turbulent confluence pictured below.
Other days we will visit a more placid stretch of the river to capture beautiful reflections. Mid week, students are invited to spend ½ day actually on the river taking
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part in an optional, professionally guided rafting experience. One afternoon a hike is optional, however, all painting sites are accessible by car followed by a short walk.
After breakfast, we head to a beautiful spot on the river to set up our equipment. Each day there will be a demonstration, in one of three mediums, followed by lots of individual assistance. You may work in any painting medium of your choice: Oil, Acrylic & Pastel. Watercolor is also an option, but the teacher will not be demonstrating in this medium.
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* Levels: All levels of painters are welcome. We find that this works very well since the class is small, and the teacher's personalized attention focuses on assisting each participant to grow beyond the level of confidence and expertise they find themselves in at the moment. However, we do insist that each participant be familiar with their equipment, able to set up on there own, and, most important, enthusiastic about spending great time painting. |
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Paul Murray
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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.
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Paul Murray Receives Recent Honors!
Paul Murray will be the Juror for Landscape and Interiors for the 2010 Pastel Journal Top 100 competition. This is the largest competition in the World for Pastel -- and the Landscape/Interior category is the largest group of entrants. As a juror he will be selecting the top 20 or 25 paintings for final judging. There will be 2,000 to 3,000 entries in Landscape to Jury.
Last year (2009) Paul walked away with 4 awards in the MasterWorks of New Mexico ceremony: 1st in Mini's oil/acrylic; 2nd in Mini pastel; 3rd in oil/acrylic in the large paintings, and 3rd in pastel, large. Two of his minis sold opening night.
He also won an Honorable Mention for one of his little accordion books, "Art is Love". |
Recent Major Awards
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"Ante Meridian"
Best of Show,
Pastel Journal Top 100
Competition, 2006 |
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Winter Afternoon, La Cienega
Best of Show,
Miniatures
Masterworks of New Mexico, 2004 |
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"Sanctuary"
First Place,
Pastel Journal Top 100
Competition, 2007 |
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Near San Ysidro
Best of Show,
Miniatures
Masterworks of New Mexico, 2003
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"Memory Lane"
Professional Artists of America Award,
Pastel Society of America
Butler Institute of American Art Exhibit
"Best of the Pastel Society of
America National Show, 2006" |
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Entrada, Acequia Madre
Best of Show,
Miniatures
Masterworks of New Mexico, 2002
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"Chama River"
"Grand Prix 'd Pastel H
(Best of Show)
International Association of
Pastel Societies, 2001 |
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Morning, Capital Reef
Best of Show,
New Mexico Arts & Crafts Fair, 2003 |
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"Abiquiu Afternoon"
Best of Show,
Masterworks
of New Mexico, 2005 |
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"Requiem for Rust"
Best of Show,
Miniatures
Masterworks
of New Mexico, 2007 |
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"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 |
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