About HM Newton
For each project I execute, my intentions differ, allowing me to pursue various approaches. I employ both digital and traditional media in my work, with sometimes both utilized in one illustration. My projects are playful and on the verge of campy. I’m often attracted to the vitality and gaudy nature of saturated warm colors. Additionally embedded in my work is a ‘hand made’ quality that surfaces in a variety of ways and my digital endeavors are no exception. My overarching intent is to create anachronistic images that appear contextually ambiguous and occasionally uncanny. The drive behind what I make is a simplistic but powerful motivation that most artists can relate to: the desire to see specific images in my mind’s eye fully realized. These images have a combination of qualities I cannot find in preexisting media.
hnewton@inside.artcenter.edu Instagram PrintsProjects
Title
Torpedo
Date
2022
Medium
Technical pen on sketchbook paper edited digitally
Size
6 in x 6 in
Description
Found photo inspired illustration
Title
Orgy
Date
2022
Medium
Technical pen on sketchbook paper edited digitally
Size
6 in x 12 in
Description
Design reflecting R. Crumb’s career
Title
Fuzzy
Date
2022
Medium
Technical pen on sketchbook paper edited digitally
Size
6 in x 5 in
Description
Design reflecting R. Crumb’s inspirations
Title
Gévaudan
Date
2022
Medium
Digital
Size
None
Description
Design inspired by illustrations of the Beast of Gévaudan
Title
Donkeyskin
Date
2022
Medium
Digital.
Size
None
Description
Illustration based off the fairytale Donkeyskin
Title
My Brother Makes the Noises for the Talkies
Date
2022
Medium
Digital
Size
None
Description
Inspired by the song of the same name
Title
Winsor McCay and Gertie
Date
2022
Medium
Oil on canvas
Size
20 in x 16 in
Description
None
Title
Eggs
Date
2022
Medium
Digital.
Size
None
Description
None
Title
Marty Feldman as Pan
Date
2022
Medium
Digital.
Size
None
Description
None.
Title
Racarice
Date
2021
Medium
Conte crayon, technical pen brush pen, dry erase marker, and charcoal on newsprint edited digitally
Size
18 in x 22 in
Description
None
Title
Abe and Rasputin
Date
0/0/0000
Medium
Acrylic on bristol board and technical pen on sketchbook paper edited digitally
Size
7.5 in x 10.5 in
Description
Illustration of original characters from my creative writing