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Michael
Newberry, Revolution is in the Air,
2010, charcoal and pastel on Rives BFK, 25 x 18
inches
http://newberrygallery.com/exhibit/still/rev.htm
Absolutely beautiful!
Sensuous, the soft light and hard surfaces are
inviting and fun, the strokes in the white, red,
and black beckon touch.
The further meanings you had in mind were not in
my impression, but they clearly are a matching
key in reflection on this intriguing creation.
Thanks!
Stephen Boydstun
Michael
Newberry, John's Sunset, 2010, charcoal
on Rives BFK, 18 x 25 inches
Image and back story:
http://newberrygallery.com/exhibit/still/sunset.htm
WOW
Michael, this is such a symbolic drawing on so
many levels - yet it must have been cathartic
too. It has your usual high level of
craftsmanship and technical skill....and yet so
much more when the background to the symbolism
is added, the skill of creative thoughts and
depth of feeling add yet another dimension
entirely. You have created a drawing that will
remain in memory, for me. at the very least.
Deirdre Pattenden
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I wanted you to
know that I look at your paintings, lithograph
and sketch in my apartment often and they always
bring me positive feelings- sometimes joy,
sometimes a smile, sometimes a feeling of
calmness. I love them.
Xan Raskin
Michael, I looked at a
bunch of your figure drawings you had posted-
very strong and evocative work. Interesting to
see such solid form AND such a sense of
atmosphere.
Philip Koch -
http://philipkoch.com
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Newberry, Moving Forward, wip (work in
progress), oil on linen, 70 x 40 inches.
Moving Forward (Work in Progress)
Michael, what a thoroughly instructive
thread, fabulous to see this work, almost from
conception to birth if I can say that. Your
commentary and thought processes are
inspirational. Thank you, I have learned much
here, and shall I'm sure be back to lurk. You're
a truly talented artist, merci beaucoup...
Kat Farmer -
http://gardenartjournal.blogspot.com/
Newberry, Venus,
2008, oil on linen, 48 x 48 inches
Original and Giclee available
http://michaelnewberry.com/giclees/venus.htm
Venus
Major
accomplishment. Major milestone. Beautiful work
on many levels.
Stephen Hicks -
http://www.stephenhicks.org/
Having watched
the evolution of this painting, I am simply
blown away by its beauty, here at the end of the
journey. She is breathtaking...for once I'm at a
loss for words. Thank you for that. Jennifer
Iannolo -
http://www.foodphilosophy.com/
...how
beautiful she is! She seems to be offering
herself as her great gift to the world.
Barbara Branden -
http://barbarabranden.com/main.html
To me, she
seems to be offering herself -- as Venus is legended to have done -- a figure of
desirability (I agree, in modern style rather
than ancient). But her expression and the
sideways turn of the head convey that she is not
merely her role, her part in sexual myth, but
a person with an inward life of her own, an
inward life which is not on offer. It's exactly
the appearance of conscious reserve which
culminates the painting, in my reaction.
Ellen Stuttle
Breathtaking Bravo!! The subtlety of the
muscular detail is spectacular and highlighted
perfectly by the light source. The tension in
the leg muscles is fantastic and all of the
angles of the pose are perfect. Dynamic movement
is captured in a still painting. I'm not art
knowledgeable, but I know the sublime when I see
it.
James Heaps Nelson
She looks great! She looks alive almost!
Chan
Luu -
http://www.chanluu.com/
Fantastic! Michael, that is stunning.
A new plateau. She's alive!!!
Peter Cresswell -http://pc.blogspot.com/
Oh Michael,
that is just stunning.
Pink Snow -
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Erocktica
I see a significance in the completion of
Venus...coinciding with your aesthetic thought
and school...she symbolizes the rebirth
of Beauty...wow, that's a pretty significant
symbol in the history of art circa 2008...That
is the most beautiful Venus anyone has ever
created, and I mean it.
Tom White
Just
gorgeous...even after seeing Venus briefly, I
have an image in my mind that I don't forget. It
etches a form in my memory right from the
get-go.
Michael Stuart Kelly
I'm speechless... which is rare.
What, how, why? For
f@@ks
sake already, she's so awesomely incredibly
beautiful....Her luminous, voluptuous body
is amazing -( I sort of look like her in my
dreams and fantasies....) but the light in
her....
Deb Holliday
Wow! Michael,
the painting is incredible!
Robert Mitchell -
http://www.robertmitchellmusicandtheatre.com/
She is so beautiful, Michael. Congratulations
on a wonderful painting. Really stunning.
Nancy Frey
She is a testament to beauty, grace and the
human spirit ... a great achievement.
If Denouement was your 9th, then
Venus is your 5th - da da da dum – da
da da dum ….
Immediate,
memorable, unforgettable
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George
Cordero
Newberry, Icarus
Landing, 2000, acrylic on linen, 55 x 36
inches
Original and Giclee available
http://michaelnewberry.com/giclees/icarus.htm
Icarus Landing
The delicacy and
control are masterful, as is his 'reclamation'
of two myths and -- by his choice of theme and
the delicacy and control with which he has
handled it -- making triumph out of tragedy.
Compare it, for example, with Herbert Draper's
Lament for Icarus, and see how
Michael has made of the Icarus story a triumph,
a giant step for mankind.
Said author and philosopher Stephen Hicks when
first seeing Icarus Landing:
…[A]bout the
Icarus painting: The colors
and composition are superb. His body seems
real -- the arms especially -- like he
actually is in the act of alighting. And the
thematic elements are so rich --reversing
both the Greek and Christian messages:
success following boldness rather than
failure following boldness; and a quietly
confident success rather than suffering and
sacrifice.
Looking at Icarus, I had a passing thought
that you did for the Icarus legend what
Rand's character Richard Halley did [in
making of] the Phaethon legend [a triumph].
And afterwards I was reminded of Susan's
[McCloskey] lectures...in which she
explained how Rand was aware of the epic
figures and forms from the two major
traditions in western civilization, the
Greco-Roman and the Judeo-Christian, as
exemplified in the characters of Odysseus
and Jesus, and how with her characters in
Atlas Shrugged Rand both
incorporated and transcended those
traditions. Your Icarus does
that with the substance and symbolism of the
Greek Icarus and the Christian crucifixion.
Incredible. [Stephen Hicks, Ph.D.,
Philosopher and Author of
Explaining Postmodernism.]
Incredible? It sure is. I find that as you study
it (especially if you open the image see it as
large as you can) , your eye changes from at one
moment seeing the figure just hanging by its
arms, and the next gently descending in space,
and under complete control. That really is
mastery in paint.
Peter Cresswell -
http://pc.blogspot.com/
Absorption, 1988, oil on linen, 48x60
Absorption
This piece is very thought provoking. I like how
you have created sharp and soft areas...
allowing some parts to look almost transparent.
To me it speaks of a personal struggle between
the spiritual and the physical. Those feet and
hands are superb! Like the glow too!
Bernie Rosage Jr. -
http://bernierosage.com
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Tom White