Newberry, Titus, ink A little sketch of Rembrandt’s portrait of his son at the Norton Simon museum. I drew it standing in a throng of people with sketchbook in my left hand and pen in my right. I think the wobbliness is cool!
Facing Oblivion by Michael Newberry
My First Sculpture in Clay and Then Finished in Bronze
Thodoris Archontopoulos, Byzantine Archaeologist and Art Historian
I met Thodoris in the Fall of 1994 in Rhodes, Greece. Incredibly smart, both an archaeologist and an art historian with a perfectionist integrity for styles, dates, and research in art. It was a huge honor that he made a presentation and wrote the review for my 1996 show at To Dentro, in Rhodes, Greece. The review was published in the Greek newspaper the Rodiaki. The show was about the creative process for large definitive works that were then works in progress. A few years later, the same show but with the completed definitive works became an international traveling exhibition “Visions” 1998 November-Athens College, Athens, Greece; August-Ministry of Greek Culture, Rhodes, Greece; July-institute for Objectivist Studies, Summer Seminar, Boulder, Colorado.
Towards Puccini
They say that art is the technology of the soul. The best of it integrates sensory experience, appeals to our thinking, an internal logic, our imagination, and taps our emotions. When those things come together it triggers our circuits to fire on all frequencies.
Just Signed: Portrait of Ralph
The Collector
“The Collector”, oil on canvas, 60 x 50 inches, private collection "Life is made up of compromises," said his teacher. "You will learn that the world doesn't work that way," said his other teacher. "Yes, I know I said ‘always be aggressive when you are ahead,’ but make this an exception and be safe," said his …
Puccini
Puccini oil on linen, 60 x 70 inches, private collection. As a pre-teen, I often felt an unbearable delight in things: There was a local sub shop run by a Sicilian man named Tony. Tony used imported Italian ingredients to make his submarine sandwiches, and the combination of rich flavors created an explosion in …
Rhythm a Beautiful Way to Organize Chaos
Michael Newberry 