TRAINED IN THE 1960s AT THE LEGENDARY RUDOLPH SCHAEFFER SCHOOL OF DESIGN IN SAN FRANCISCO, THE ARTIST MICHAEL NEWMAN SPENT MANY YEARS TRAVELING IN ASIA AND LIVING IN JAPAN. TODAY, HE IS BASED IN TAIWAN. HE HAS DEVELOPED A PAINTING TECHNIQUE THAT POWERFULLY BLENDS WESTERN GESTURAL ABSTRACTION AND EASTERN CALLIGRAPHIC BRUSH WORK. SEE OUR REPORT, HERE.