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, …
Grateful
Grateful, oil on canvas, 24 x 20 inches. In the last year I have been feeling grateful for friends, the beauty of Idyllwild, the ability to create so freely, and being in the right place to enjoy them all so much. How does an atheist find images to express that? These overlapping hands had an …
Tats Series
Earlier today I signed off on the third tattoo painting. The series was a fascinating excursion in which I contemplated how we sometimes become the artwork. I have always thought that was true in a metaphorical way, in the sense that when we are young, we often form our characters, unwittingly, by the influence of …
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