ORIGINAL ARTWORK AND LIMITED EDITION PRINTS By ED NEWMAN



Monday, June 30, 2014

Animal Farm

Pictures of the Day
XT's Animal Farm
Ink on paper
Farm animal illustrations.



Sunday, June 29, 2014

Peasant Girl from a Nearby Village

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A Peasant Girl
Mixed media on paper, 10"x 14"

Monday, June 23, 2014

The Voot

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The Voot
Acrylic on paper, 18"x 14"

Four or five years ago I did a series of paintings in which I would paint only for the duration of a single song. The pictures that appeared were always original, with brush strokes and colors driven by the music. Songs selected at that time included Desolation Row (Dylan), Voodoo Child (Hendrix) and Heroin (Velvet Underground) among others. I found myself especially taken with Gretchen Seichrist's The Voot from her Patches and Gretchen CD Even Breaks

About the song she stated: "It's about how evil operates in tiny ordinary doses in a hidden way and bringing to light the little sacrifices of humanity people sometimes are really asking you to make. The Voot represents the last stand against it all. I think of it like Gregory Peck playing Atticus Finch in front of the jail house when the town mob came..... he's standing in The Voot!"



Sunday, June 22, 2014

Warhol Screen Test: Tangled Blues

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Warhol Screen Test: Tangled Blues
Acrylic on panel, 24"x 24"

One of two paintings that I've done so far based on this classic meeting of two artists. 
In reviewing the video just now I see that I got the hair wrong. Alas.
Means I will have to do another some day. 
I like the effect of rubbing the pigments into the surface rather than painting. 
The microphone was created by painting the unit then rubbing the paint off, 
leaving the edges. It will be titled Bob Dylan, take 34.

Monday, June 16, 2014

Study for a Portrait

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Study for a Portrait
Acrylic and latex on paper
14"x 20"

Sunday, June 15, 2014

The Rope Trick

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The Rope Trick
Two photos

Thursday, June 12, 2014

Mapped Life

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Mapped Life
Acrylic on paper, overlayed on map of Minnesota, 8"x 10"

I made this picture when my daughter went away to college. 
St. Cloud, which is located just above and to the right of the man's head, 
was a midpoint between Duluth and the University of MN Morris 
where she attended. I  chose to leave it exposed because until I began
transporting her to school I'd never been there. We often stopped in St. Cloud
for a meal, going one way or the other. The forest green area on the forehead,
closest to Morris, is symbolic of the portion of my mind dedicated to thinking about her.
The title of the piece pertains to the sense in which so much of life feels mapped out
and outside our control, even when we ourselves are responsible
for setting those events in motion.

Thursday, June 5, 2014

You Talkin' To Me?


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You Talkin' To Me?
Ink on paper, 10"x 13"

Tuesday, June 3, 2014

Is It Crystal or Gold?

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Is It Crystal or Gold?
Mixed media, 12"x13"
Turns out, it's Crystal.