A Difference Between Life Drawing and a Thematic Work
Where No One Has Gone Before by Michael Newberry
Chaos, The Bringer of Equilibrium
Counterpose: Chaos, the Bringer of Equilibrium, oil on linen, 36 x 42 inches, studio inventory Chaos was depressed. No matter how hard she tried she couldn't manage to cope with all of the contradictory forces within her: darkness, burning lights, forms, demons, angels, and bright colors. No single element was the answer to the meaning …
Reaching For the High Note, Venus Oil Study
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, …
Pastel on Dark Paper – Just Add Light
Newberry Art Tutorials Pure Colored Light I love working pastel on dark paper for one important reason: the pastel being lighter than the paper directly creates a pure colored light. The paper is dark brown Canson, 19 x 26". You can start with any color you like, but it is important that the tone of …
Lights and Darks in 3’s
Newberry Art Tutorials One big problem that artists face when developing light and shadow in a work is that they tend to have the exact same darks and lights scattered around the surface. The result is that it kills the life out of the drawing! A great way to solve that problem is to celebrate …
Integration, Part 1: Light
Integration, Part 2: Color
Michael Newberry 