My Collection of Students’ Works
Facing Oblivion by Michael Newberry
The Tattoo Series by Michael Newberry
Art within art. Painting a person with tattoos is like painting a painting within a painting. Mind-bending. The tricky part for the painter is to be not confused by the tones and hues of the tattoos and bring out the forms and light of anatomy. Tattoo Series, 2017, oil on canvas, each 24x20" Michael Newberry, …
Progress on Evolution Through Art, I Began Part Two
Where No One Has Gone Before by Michael Newberry
Transcending Traitors by Michael Newberry
Student Works During Quarantine
Very proud of my students, these works were done independently of me. They took what they had been learning and applied it on their own, self-motivated, and, in my mind, very successfully. Sonia painted the two girls from masterworks from the Prado, but they are free transcriptions. We've been working with color theory and forming the structure of the face. Sonia's recent lessons with me was to freely copy some classic sculpture heads to learn form. The roundness in her children's faces is superb. And they look like children, one of the most difficult things to do in art.
The Newberry Idyllwild Studio
New pics of my studio in Idyllwild. Happy to find the balance between order and chaos for my mountain high sanctuary. This week I opened up everything instead of trying to control the natural light or privacy. Interestingly enough the two 85 watt special lights that shine 5,500 k, as bright as overcast daylight, enabled great conditions to paint by

