Kevin Newton

To create or not to create? There's no question. Create! Someone once asked me why I create art, then as now my only thought and answer is, because I have no choice. I’m a zealot for my passion. It was there when I was young. Drawing whatever image tickled my fancy. Specifically I used to love to draw or recreate the movie posters from the newspapers. Those wild, sometimes outlandish graphics were thrilling to see every week. Quite often the posters were more exciting than the actual film. But my artistic ability went unnoticed until my 6th grade teacher recognized that I had a natural talent for reproducing images. To my surprise he asked me to draw several wild animals from a geography book we were studying for a class project. I readily agreed and to my utter amazement, once I finished he adorned every wall in the classroom with my images and there they hung for the entire school year! My fifteen minutes had begun! However as soon as the fuse was lit, it was distinguished just as quickly. The death of my father that same year changed me more than a 12 year old could ever understand. Nothing much mattered anymore and I literally didn't draw anything again until I was in my early 30's. Who knows why the desire to create returned a...

Self taught BA from Intimate Discovery University.

Bonhams and Butterfields, La Galeria Gitana, Irell & Manella LLP, Dwell Art Showroom, Loft at Liz Art Gallery, The Courtyard Club, Film Roman Studios, Debbie Allen Studios, Cannibal Flower Art & Performance Gallery, William Still Grant Art Gallery, Alta Dena Public Library, Gallery Noir, William Still Art Gallery