Greg Newbold - Evidence of Process

Greg Newbold is a fine art painter and illustrator based near Salt Lake City, Utah. Greg says that for him, “art is a soulful expression.” His hope is that a piece of him comes out at the end of his brush onto the surface of a painting and connects with the spirit of the viewer.

Greg’s compelling visions of the American West are distilled through the filter of his own life experiences. Building upon that, he applies his own unique creative filters of simplification, light, color, shape, and texture. This creative alchemy results in paintings that feature bold composition, strong value structure, sensitive color, and intriguing narrative.

Greg’s evocative, contemporary paintings are eagerly desired by collectors from around the globe. Greg characterizes his approach to painting as Stylized Realism. Greg explains how his experience as an illustrator helped him develop a diverse vocabulary that he can draw upon for his oil paintings. He explains that doing the hard work of putting in the brush mileage he put into his illustrations and paintings allowed his unique voice to appear naturally.

Greg gained valuable insights into how many famous artists worked as he developed the illustrations in a series of children's books authored by his wife, Amy. The first of these books is titled, If Picasso Painter a Snowman. That successful volume was followed up by, If da Vinci Painted a Dinosaur, which includes a recreation of Coolidge’s famous Dogs Playing Poker painting reimagined as Dinosaurs Playing Poker. For each book, Greg did a deep dive into the methods of famous artists so that he could create the whimsical paintings used in each book. Greg is comfortable with both traditional and digital techniques. He embraces the use of technology where it makes sense to do so in his art.

Greg and his wife Amy are also active in encouraging youth in schools with their delightful lectures about art and art-making. Greg loves to award each student with their own copy of a Creative License. The students are encouraged to express themselves and create art in their own voice, in their own way. No one can tell them they have to do it just one way because now they have their own Creative License. Personally, I think no matter how young or old we are, we can all use Greg’s Creative License!

Painting outdoors is an important component of Greg’s artmaking. Even more important to Greg is also painting outdoors with others who are much better than he is. It is key to his artistic growth. Greg explains why he is drawn to painting landscapes inspired by the South West. He discusses how he develops a painting and how he upscales a painting from a study and the challenges involved in doing so. He talks about the materials he likes to use, and the effects his mark-making leaves on the surface of each of his paintings.

Just as the ancient cliffs of sandstone show evidence of the effect of the relentless forces of water and wind, so do the tactile, expressive marks upon the surface of a Greg Newbold painting give Evidence of Process.

Links:

Greg Newbold Website: https://www.gregnewbold.com Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/gregnewboldart/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/gregnewboldart/

Brian Rutenberg: Episode 11 of The Artful Painter: https://theartfulpainter.com/artful-painter/brian-rutenberg-11 Brian Rutenberg’s YouTube Channel: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCnjLpl20hRnPxkQf5UvBMcw

Rose Irelan: https://www.roseirelan.com/

Priya Gore in Episode 70 of the Artful Painter: https://theartfulpainter.com/artful-painter/priya-gore-70

Bill Farnsworth in Episode 18 of the Artful Painter: https://theartfulpainter.com/artful-painter/bill-farnsworth-18

Len Chmiel in Episode 42 of the Artful Painter: https://theartfulpainter.com/artful-painter/len-chmiel-42

Len Chmiel in Episode 12 of the Artful Painter: https://theartfulpainter.com/artful-painter/len-chmiel-12

Frank Serrano in Episode 61 of the Artful Painter: https://theartfulpainter.com/artful-painter/frank-serrano-61

Paul Foropoulos in Episode 49 of the Artful Painter: https://theartfulpainter.com/artful-painter/paul-foropoulos-49

David Boyd, Jr. in Episode 13 of the Artful Painter: https://theartfulpainter.com/artful-painter/david-boyd-jr-13

Forty Illustrators and How They Work, by Ernest W. Watson: https://amzn.to/3mVpX4A (paid link)

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