Time-lapse of my life-sized painting, The Collector. A notable aspect is that after the charcoal composition, the painting starts in the furthest corner of the setting, and by the end of the painting Newberry finishes on the tip of the shoe, the closest part to us. Spatial depth plays important physiological and psychological roles in pulling the viewer into the depth of the painting, it actually affects our psychological sense of depth of meaning and character. Spatial depth is also the bedrock of the best of Western Civilization’s fine art, which also includes form, and light. Spatial depth is an indispensable part of great art.
The idea for The Collector is that he is perfectly at home in the lavish palaces of the Crown Heads of Europe; as he is in a messy artist’s studio (mine!).
For fun I imagined what my ideal collector would look like. A James Bond quality of sophistication, body language confidence, and perfectly at home in the lavish palaces of the Crown Heads of Europe; as he is in a messy artist’s studio (mine!).
Frame of References:
Spatial Depth, video
Transparency a Key to Spatial Depth, b/w
Michael Newberry 
Dude these are awesome. Great painting and great insight. I love scrubbing back and forth on the video to study your steps.
Thank you, fantastic that it is helpful for you. And thank you for your earlier suggestion to include some of the images of the work.