Adult Workshop: Icon Painting with Ray Parker
We all have someone who inspired us to be who we are. We think it’s time we honored them.
Led by local artist Ray Allen Parker and inspired by both his striking Icon Series of portraits and the new exhibition Selena Forever, this workshop will show you how to create your own icon painting of someone in your own life. You’ll learn how to capture not just the appearance of a person, but to express something about who they are as a person—and what they mean to you.
No experience painting? No problem! We’ll provide step-by-step directions and guidance to help you bring your icon to life. All you need to bring with you is a reference photo of your inspirational person, and we’ll provide the rest.
Register today!
$45 ($36 for members), register online or with Guest Services at 479.657.2335.
Ray Parker, Geffrey Davis, Poet of Light and Prayer.
Per the CDC’s updated guidelines, we are now requiring all guests ages 2 and up and staff to wear a face covering indoors and while attending outdoor programs, except while eating or drinking. Masks will be available upon entry for those who do not have one.
About the Artist
Ray Allen Parker was born in San Diego, California, in 1951 and grew up in rural Egypt, Arkansas. He earned a B.A. and M.A. in English from the University of Arkansas, where he took his first painting class. Following a three-decade career in retail communications and advertising, he returned to his lifelong interest in portrait and figure painting. Ray lives and works in Fayetteville, Arkansas, with his wife Mary Jean.