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Rock Newcomb is a nationally-acclaimed fine artist living in Arizona.   Though Rock paints a wide variety of Western subjects - including Native American, cowboy, landscape, and wildlife – he may be best known for his remarkable still-life paintings featuring historic and prehistoric artifacts.  Many of these works include subjects the audience may never encounter in person due to their rarity and inaccessibility.  Currently painting primarily with acrylics, Rock

Rock Newcomb is a nationally-acclaimed fine artist living in Arizona.   Though Rock paints a wide variety of Western subjects - including Native American, cowboy, landscape, and wildlife – he may be best known for his remarkable still-life paintings featuring historic and prehistoric artifacts.  Many of these works include subjects the audience may never encounter in person due to their rarity and inaccessibility. 

Currently painting primarily with acrylics, Rock utilizes techniques previously acquired while using oils and watercolors. He paints layer upon layer of thin glazes to achieve a glow and depth seldom seen in this medium.

Newcomb’s career in art has spanned 4 decades.  He attained advanced art degrees and also taught art in the public sector for many years prior to becoming a successful full-time fine artist.  His artistic accomplishments have been acknowledged worldwide through awards, juried and invitational exhibitions, and numerous published articles.  His professional affiliations include signature member status in the Society of Animal Artists and International Society of Acrylic Painters. 

Rock has shown at numerous galleries and institutions, including The Smithsonian Institute, Laguna Beach Museum of Art, and the National Cowboy and Western Heritage Museum.  He participated in a PBS Television series, “The Artists Workshop,” featuring his painting and drawing techniques.  Rock has been featured in numerous magazines, including Southwest Art, Western Art Collector, The Artists Magazine, International Artist and Art of the West.

Select Awards and Honors

• Prix de West Invitational Artist – National Cowboy and Western Heritage Museum, Oklahoma City, OK
• Featured Artist, Festival of Western Arts, San Dimas, CA
  • Best of Show Winner and Purchase Award
• 1^st Place – Acrylic Painting, Phippen Museum of Western Art Show
• Encore Featured Artist, NatureWorks Wildlife Art Show, Tulsa, OK
• 1^st Place – Painting, Southwest Arts Festival, India, CA
• 1^st Place – Acrylic/Oil, Festival of Western Arts
• Featured Artist and Poster Artist, NatureWorks Wildlife Art Show
• Best of Show, Festival of Western Arts
• Top 100 – Arts for the Parks, Jackson Hole, WY
• Top 100 Miniatures – Arts for the Parks
• 1^st Place – Acrylic, Phippen Museum of Western Art Show, Prescott, AZ
• Historical Art Award – Arts for the Parks
• Award of Excellence, NatureWorks Wildlife Art Show
• Best of Show – painting, NatureWorks Wildlife Art Show
• Native American Heritage Award, Arts for the Parks
• Featured Artist and Poster Artist, Phippen Museum of Western Art Show
• Best of Show and 1^st Place – Acrylic, Phippen Museum of Western Art Show
• 1^st Place – Miniatures and Purchase Award, NatureWorks Wildlife Art Show
• Ralph “Tuffy” Berg Award, C.M. Russell Museum Western Art Show, Great Fall, MT

Select Invitational / Juried Exhibitions, Shows, and Competitions

• Birds in Art and Wildlife: The Artist’s View, Leigh Yawkey Woodson Museum
• Masterworks in Miniature
• American Miniatures, Settlers West Galleries
• American Art in Miniature, Gilcrease Museum
• NatureWorks Wildlife Art Show
• Peppertree Ranch Fine Art Show
• Phippen Western Art Museum Show and Miniature Masterpieces Show
• Buffalo Bill Museum Art Show
• Smithsonian Institute National Museum of American Art
• Quest for the West, Eiteljorg Museum
• Western Visions Miniature Show & Sale, National Museum of Wildlife Art
• Out of the Box Art Show, National Museum of Wildlife Art
• Cheyenne Frontier Days Western Art Show
• Art and the Animal, Society of Animal Artists