My Guide to Visiting a Museum
First They Came for Black
Lighting the Darkness: Jon Wos
Jon Wos, congratulations on the portrait. The pose is thoughtful, the proportions elegant, and you make great use of “Bouguereau” silver lining lighting. I like the texture and lighting of the dress, particularly the brilliant curve of light at the hemline that merges imperceptibly into shadow. And congratulations on being a romantic, though it can …
Polyclitus’ Canon of Proportions
Newberry at To Dentro by Thodoris Archontopoulos
Archaeologist Thodoris Archontopoulos takes us on a journey through Newberry's works in progress. Originally published in the Greek newspaper the Rodiaki, 1996. The Pond, wip, oil on linen, 54 x 48". Destroyed. Michael Newberry exhibits his works in Rhodes at the salon-like gallery To Dentro (the Tree), June 15th through July 13th 1996. Newberry has …
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My Interview with VoyageLA
Today we’d like to introduce you to Michael Newberry. Please tell us about your art. Painting and everything associated with it is my ecstasy. It has given me so much joy, and I have learned so much about myself and humanity while painting. Two years ago I had a brush with death, and I …
Ascension Day Reviewed by Ted Keer
Note: Ted Keer pass away last month, he had a wonderful curious mind, and it was an honor that he wrote something about a few of my works including the review below: Michael Newberry's "Ascension Day" is one of my favorite of his non-traditional paintings. I believe that the essence of my enjoyment is the …
A Rejuvenating Visit with Sculptor Tanya Ragir
Over the last two years I have developed a friendship with sculptor Tanya Ragir, a well-known artist in Southern California. Recently, I visited her in her art compound. She is a contemporary romanticist and she honors human nature through her drawings, reliefs, and free-standing figures. A feeling I get from many of her …
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Venus of the Planets
Joy Riding Decades ago at 2:30 a.m. on a back street in La Jolla, I was arrested driving my mom’s ’68 Firebird 400 convertible. I had our tiny mutts Nikki and Dinky as passengers. I was 12 years old. The feeling of driving was incredibly delicious. Riding home in the back of the cop car, …
Michael Newberry 