Michael Newberry is a painter and art lecturer based in Santa Monica, California. A representational artist for more than 30 years, Newberry blends a variety of influences, notably Rembrandt and the French Impressionists. He has painted and exhibited in Holland, New York City, Los Angeles, Rhodes, Greece, and now, in Santa Monica where he runs his lecture courses and his own gallery.

Ralph Waldo Emerson

Ralph Waldo Emerson (May 25, 1803 – April 27, 1882), also known as ‘The Sage of Concord”, was an American essayist, philosopher, and poet who lead the Transcendentalist movement of the mid-19th century. He is regarded by many to be one of Americas most influential thinkers and authors and is seen as a champion of individualism.
When asked to sum up his work, he said his central doctrine was "the infinitude of the private man."

The quote “It is not length of life, but depth of life” is attributed to Emerson in Henry David Gray’s 1917 Thesis Emerson; A Statement of New England Transcendentalism As Expressed in the Philosophy Of Its Chief Exponent [page 67]

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