Wednesday, August 27, 2014

"Interested in Private Painting, Drawing or Collage Classes?"




















Interested in private painting, drawing or collage classes?

Registering Students for...

"Making of a Master" Art Instructional Classes

Instructor: Eric McRay
Ages: 6 years and up.
Tuition: $30 per hour

Phone: 919-614-2174
Location: McRay Studios Artspace Studio 205
201 E. Davie Street Raleigh, NC 27601

Join me a for a dynamic learning experience.  Learn or expand your knowledge of painting, drawing, or collage.  My art classes are open to the beginner, intermediate or advanced artist.  Through personalize art instruction you can learn a range of style ranging from representational to non-representational styles of art.

Currently accepting new students.


Feel free to call 919-614-2174, email, or text me to ask questions and reserve your spot.

- McRay

Pop Life" Pop Inspired Art by Eric McRay at Waverly Artists Group Open House"






"Pop Life" Pop Inspired Art by Eric McRay

Pop art employs aspects of mass culture, such as jazz, advertising, comic books and mundane cultural objects.

Where...
OPEN HOUSE WAVERLY ARTISTS GROUP
WAVERLY PLACE
302 Colonades Way, Suite 209
Cary, North Carolina

When... 
Friday August 29th 6-9 pm.

Join us for an evening of original art, delicious food, live music and friendship at the Waverly Artists Group Gallery, in Cary NC.


This event is open to the public.

For more information about Eric McRay & McRay Studios,
visit us atwww.facebook.com/mcraystudios or call 919-614-2174.



"Registering Students for Saturday "Collage Creations" Collage Workshops on September 20th"





Registering Students for Saturday "Collage Creations" 
Collage Workshops on September 20th.

Instructor: Eric McRay
Ages: 16 years and over. 
Tuition: $100 per session
Phone: 919-614-2174 
Time: 10:00 a.m. - 4:00 p.m. (break for lunch from 12:30 p.m. -- 1:30 p.m.)
Location: McRay Studios Artspace Studio 205
201 E. Davie Street Raleigh, NC 27601

Join me a for a dynamic learning experience. Come learn or expand your knowledge of collage/papier coll? (French: pasted paper or paper cut outs). This collage workshop is open to the beginner, intermediate or advanced artist. In this workshop you will create your own unique collage artwork, utilizing painted papers, photographic reproductions, photos, scraps of fabric, and elements from magazines, paint, and more. Through collage techniques you will experience a truly unique way of approaching your art, whether creating representational or non-representational works.

Accepting a limited number of students per session.
Upcoming Workshops Schedule:

Saturday September 20, 2014

You can feel free to call 919-614-2174, email, or text me to ask questions and reserve your spot.

Supply list provided at time of registration. We look forward to sharing the collage experience with you.

http://mcraystudios.com/colle%27/default.htm

Thursday, August 7, 2014

"Hurry, It's Not Too Late... Registering Students for Saturday August 9th Collage Workshop"






















Hurry!!!  It's not too late!... Registering Students for Saturday August 9th
"COLLAGE CREATIONS" collage workshop.

Instructor: Eric McRay
Ages: 16 years and over.
Tuition: $100 per session
Phone: 919-614-2174
Time: 10:00 a.m. - 4:00 p.m. (break for lunch from 12:30 p.m. -- 1:30 pm.)
Location: McRay Studios Artspace Studio 205 201 E. Davie Street Raleigh, NC 27601

Join me for a dynamic learning experience. Come learn or expand your knowledge of collage/papier collé (French: pasted paper or paper cut outs). This collage workshop is open to the beginner, intermediate or advanced artist. In this workshop you will create your own unique collage artwork, utilizing painted papers, photographic reproductions, photos, scraps of fabric, and elements from magazines, paint, and more. Through collage techniques you will experience a truly unique way of approaching your art, whether creating representational or non-representational works.

Accepting a limited number of students per session.

Upcoming Workshops Schedule:  Saturday August 9, 2014

Feel free to call 919-614-2174, email, or text Eric to ask questions and reserve your spot.

Supply list provided at time of registration.

We look forward to sharing the collage experience with you.

http://mcraystudios.com/colle%27/default.htm

"Painting Workshop by Eric McRay... “You Can Create Paintings from Photographs Too”



COUNCIL FOR THE ARTS JACKSONVILLE/ONSLOW 
presents:

Painting Workshop by Eric McRay...

“You Can Create Paintings from Photographs Too”

Saturday, August 30
10:00am - 4:00pm

Eric McRay, a studio artist at Artspace located in the heart of Raleigh, will conduct an acrylic/oil workshop working from photos. Come expand your knowledge of oil or acrylic painting with professional visual artist, Eric McRay.  Join us for a dynamic learning experience.  In this workshop you will learn how to create your own unique work of art that doesn't simply look like copies of photos, but real art.  Utilizing your own personal photographic reference learn to translate your favorite images into works of original art you can be proud to share with family and friends.  Eric will lead you to new ways to work with photographs and express your personal vision.

The participants will need to bring their own canvas and oils or acrylic paints. This class is limited to 10 students ages 16 and older.

Cost: $20.00

Suggested size for paintings: 24x30; 24x36; 30x30; 30x40

Eric is an original.  He is neither the starving artist nor the profiteering commercial artist.  "I am an extraordinary gentleman with an adventurer's heart, but I'm no bohemian!"  He is a man that has struggled throughout his career to achieve a high level of technical proficiency, pictorial intelligence and a sense of artistic legacy.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1JbTFBd8CxY

Please call the Council for the Arts at (910) 455-9840 –or- Email jaxarts@topsailnet.net to register.