"what you don't want is generalized comments. what you do want is a teacher that works with you on all your specific problems, one after the other. the teacher opens the door, but you must enter alone. then the teacher opens another door, and again, you enter alone. imagine a long hallway of open doors with a satisfied student at the end of it, all smiles and master of the subject. see the teacher, exhausted but happy."
don't you wish there were more teachers who thought of themselves and their students in this way? newton meyers is a subconscious artist, a real teacher, and a funny guy to boot. And he'd like nothing better than to help you become the artist you want to be.
part one of our conversation is here; listen and enjoy!
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to find out more about and/or enroll in newton's class, click here. you'll find his class "acrylic and watercolor painting mastery" on page 3.
photos of me and pratt student john battaglia (taken by john's classmate tara greenwald) in newton's atelier aka sloppy studio (newton's words, not mine) are pictured here and here.
the cover of the pratt institute fall 2012 course catalogue (which is a cropped photo of newton's painting/poem) can be found here.
newton's mural "life is a delicate fabric stretched between two eternities" can be found here; an article featuring it is here.
for more information on newton, his paintings, and to contact his agent click here.
