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Cynthia Roeth's avatar

Such an inspiration to read this - an inspiration to write and to keep learning and living. ❤️

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Michael Newberry's avatar

Absolutely! And I’m very happy you find inspiration from this, Cynthia!

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Elizabeth MacQueen's avatar

The baskets are luminescent. Your talent is never ending. Always surprises. Smooch! I still cannot get the Puccini out of my head…the pose was so personal, like I was in a dialogue with him. On dialogues: the Nijinsky family asked me to check on Vaslav in the Montmartre Cemetery to see how he’s holding up. I did last Wednesday. I wish I could put a photo of the two of us having a conversation - as we both dislike the pose/role the sculptor has but him in-Petruschka,- a puppet for all eternity. Damming. The family will have a meeting🤷🏼‍♀️We are thinking about me creating Afternoon of a Fawn, iconic Nijinsky via Diaghilev’s Ballet Russe Paris premier…. And the Rites of Spring, heart stopping.

Did you know Stravinsky was becoming a lawyer until D plucked him up? What are the odds.

Beautiful story you have shared M

xx

em

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Michael Newberry's avatar

What a great project to do, Elizabeth, fascinating backstory —how inconvenient for Nijinsky to be associated as a puppet forever, it will be great for you to help change that perception. Thank you for the compliment on my work and my portrait of Puccini.

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Deborah T. Hewitt's avatar

I honestly looked forward to another piece about your life. This didn't disappoint Michael! Your relationship with your "student" and how you worked together -- and took from her the beauty, thought, and importance of the series, in terms of the viewer/buyer. Loved how it opened on your bike and the work laced throughout in this piece as you described the journey.

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Michael Newberry's avatar

Thank you for your wonderful comments on this chapter, Deborah, about the series and the bike ride. I thought the bike thing striking for anyone who knows LA. And a special thank you for your paid subscription, touché! 💜

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Dave Wise (Neoteric Wood Art)'s avatar

Thank you for this remarkable insight into your life. Your work is so astonishingly beautiful, a talent that boggles my mind. I'm looking with anticipation to reading your future posts, and may they continue for a long, long time.

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Michael Newberry's avatar

Wow, thank you, Dave!

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Trudi Nicola's avatar

This is beautifully written, Michael.

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Michael Newberry's avatar

Coming from you, Trudi, that is a very special compliment.

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Trudi Nicola's avatar

I learned so much about the art you shared and the painting process.

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Katy Marriott's avatar

I love the insights that you are giving into your creative process. Truly inspiring; it is so rare to have both artistic genius and the means to express it in words.

Thank you.

PS damn it, I'm jealous of your smoke 🤣🤣, being in 4he middle of fighting with some of my own.

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Michael Newberry's avatar

I really appreciate this Katy, thank you!

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