Steel Art by Chris Newcomb

Sculptures, wall pieces and garden art

ARTernatives

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Figures/Aliens ($350 and up)
Exterior pieces are roughly 5' tall, painted steel. Stunning and quite fun. These pieces have garnered great attention by young and old. . . . . ................................................. Click tab at top of screen or scroll down to see full display.
Sculptures & Trellises ($400 and up)
Stunning, crafty and whimsical are words used to describe these steel sculptures, trellises, gongs, etc. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Click tab at top of screen or scroll down to see full display.
Luminaries (Solar lanterns) ($500 and up)
Approx. 4.5' tall. These stunning lanterns function as sculptures in the garden during the day and as magical light shows at night. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Click tab at top of screen or scroll down to see full display.
Luminary light show
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Interior Wall pieces and more
Meet the Artist
Chris Newcomb- Click tab at top of screen or scroll down to see full display.
Contact
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Blue Note
Cut, etched and painted steel with frame. 22" x 22" x 3.5"

Yellow Figure- (in private collection)
Painted steel, approx. 5' tall. (in private collection- Kirk Little)
Shadow
Painted steel, approx. 5' tall.
Teal Figure- $650
Painted steel, approx. 5' tall.
Shadow
Orange Alien with mechanical legs (in private collection)
Painted steel, approx. 5' tall. (in private collection- Kirk Little)
Persimmon Alien- $650
Painted steel, approx. 5' tall.
Persimmon Alien (C/U)
Painted steel, approx. 5' tall.
Lilac Alien- (on permanent display with four other aliens; Portland Trails, Portland, ME)
Painted steel, approx. 5' tall.
Ghost- (on permanent display with four other aliens; Portland Trails, Portland, ME)
Painted steel, approx. 5' tall.
Orange Figure (private collection)
Painted steel, approx. 6' tall. (Private Collection)
Grouping
Grouping
Grouping
Green Figure- Interior (with shadow) (in private collection)
Painted and distressed steel. Approx. 2.5' tall
Green Figure (C/U)
Painted and distressed steel. Approx. 2.5' tall
Yellow Figure- $450
Painted and distressed steel. Approx. 2.5' tall
Red Figure (interior). (in private collection)
Painted and distressed steel. Approx. 2.5' tall
Purple Figure (interior) (in private collection)
Painted and distressed steel. Approx. 2.5' tall (Private Collection)
Red Figure- (in private collection)
Approx. 2.5' tall. Painted and distressed steel.
Red Alien- (in private collection)
Painted and distressed steel. Approx. 2.5 ' tall
Grouping with large and small figures
Aliens at Haley Farm Gallery in Kittery, ME
Aliens at haley Farm Gallery, Kittery, ME.
Haley Farm Gallery has a wonderful expanse of lawn to display these Aliens. People driving by were quite enamored. Besides being a great way to display my work, it increased visitors to the gallery

Steel work for top of wooden fence (private collection)
This is a video- this delightful piece was added to the top of a wooden privacy fence.
Trellis- $750
7' tall. Click to see full image
detail
Trellis- $750
7' tall. click to see full image
Trellis detail
Sunflower Trellis- $550
Steel, 5.5' tall
Carter's Trellis (private collection)
Geri's Gate (private collection)
3.5' x 3.5 'Steel rod and plate with wood frame. (Sold)
Entryway (private collection)
Click to see full image.This normally sits at end of walkway to home. It is shown here next to house so you can see it better. 6.5' tall. Cut, etched and welded steel.
Detail of Entryway
detail of Entryway
Gong (private collection)
Steel, cut, etched and welded. 6.5 'tall. ((Private collection)
Gong
6.5' tall Private collection
Trellis in yard- (private collection)
Approx. 5.5' tall by 6 feet wide- private collection
trellis detail
Trellis
7' tall. Click to see full image.
Trellis
5.5 feet all, 5' wide. This is mounted on a deck in the summer as a screen and placed in the yard in the winter as a strong sculptural element in the yard. (Private collection)
Trellis
Approx. 5.5 feet tall by 5' wide private collection
Trellis on deck at night
Approx. 5.5 feet tall by 5' wide private collection
trellis on deck
Approx. 5.5 feet tall by 5' wide private collection
Sculpture. "Dancing with Fire"- $900
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Sculpture. "Dancing with fire"
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Entryway
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Gong (private collection)
close up private collection
Entryway
Gong detail
Gong in snow detail
private collection
Trellis with saw blades
saw blades have all been dulled. private collection
Star Trellis lawn (private collection)
5.5' tall. 4.5' wide
Steel Gong
Click to see full image private collection
gong (private collection)
private collection
Steel Gong
Click to see full image private collection
Click to see full image.
Trellis
private collection
Trellis
private collection

Solar luminary with Star design lit up (private collection)
5' tall steel- welded, cut and etched.
Projected light image from Star Luminary on the snow.
The projected images from the solar luminaries is fantastic all year. Here's a look at what it does in the snow
Solar luminary day- $600
5' tall. Click on image
Solar luminary- night.
An eye catching element to any garden.
Solar Luminary- day. (private collection)
5' tall. click on image.
Night
The light patterns castbon ground are stunning.
(private collection)
In snow!
Luminary- day. (private collection)
Showing recessed solar cells
Luminary detail- night
Th.e patterns are amazing. Sometimes patterns within patterns
Solar Luminary- day. (private collection)
Luminary day
Shadows play such interesting games.

Blue Note- $750
22" x 22" x 3.5"- Cut, etched and painted steel. Framed.
Blue Note
22" x 22" x 3.5"- side view
Blue Note
Close up
Blue Note
Close up
Of Ancient Things. $1,250
20" x 36" x 3.5". Cut, etched, and painted steel. Framed.
Of Ancient Things
20" x 36" x 3.5". Cut, etched, and painted steel. Framed. Close up
Of Ancient Things
20" x 36" x 3.5". Cut, etched, and painted steel. Framed. Side view to show framing and that the black areas are actually cut out of he steel.
Untitled Wall Piece- $220
8" x 8".
Ode to Kandinsky (in private collection)
16" x 20" Cut, etched and polished steel.
Ode to Kandinsky- side view
made with 2 plates of steel, connected with 1.5" copper spacers.
Untitled Wall Piece- $220
8" x 8"- treated with pigments.
3 x 3 (in private collection)
A unique mathematical pattern. Cut, etched and oxidized with salts and grass
untitled- $220
untitled- $350
12" in diameter
City- $220
Couple- $250
8" x 8"
A Couple of Lines- $350
16" x 20"
Untitled Wall Piece- $220
Untitled Wall Piece- $220
Untitled Wall Piece- (in private collection)
Orange- $250
8" x 10" Cut etched and treated with pigments
Chair- $250
8" x 8"
Dancing with Fire- (in private collection)
8" x 8"
Many Ways- $275
8" x 8 "
Many Ways- $275
8 x 8
Many Ways- $275
8 x 8
Many Ways- $275
8 x 8
Music- $250
Journey- (in private collection)
10 x 12"
untitled- $220
highly polished steel
Journey- (in private collection)
Tower- (in private collection)
8" x 20"
Untitled Wall Piece- $250
Untitled Wall Piece- $220
Untitled Wall Piece- $220
Warrior- $330
8 x 10
Untitled- $275
12" x 12"
Untitled Wall Piece- $220
Ode- $450
12" x 12"
Yin Yang- $220
8" x 8"
Untitled Wall Piece- $220

Steel sculptures by Chris Newcomb are a joy to behold. Pleasing to the eye, as well as the soul, they satisfy a primal need for the artist to create unique and inspiring artworks.

In 1977, Chris earned his BFA at East Carolina University focusing primarily on hand-built clay sculptures and vessels. In the late '80's and '90's his work expanded to include painting, found-object sculpture. and cartooning. From 1999 through 2010, Chris taught Creative Movie Making at the Maine College of Art (MECA), to middle and high school students. While there, he added printmaking to his repertoire. However, he soon found he wanted to translate his primitive print images into steel. (See images on the left). Taking a steel fabrication class at MECA changed everything! It opened a door to a world the artist had never considered. Although he'd successfully worked in many mediums through the years, working with steel felt like coming home. Chris notes that using a plasma cutter seems like the most natural extension of his hands of any tool he’s ever used.

An avid gardener, Newcomb loves creating unique spaces with plants and sculptural elements. The addition of a steel sculpture, a gong, a well-placed trellis, a solar luminary, an entryway, or a whimsical figure can turn an ordinary space into an “otherworld”- a space to enjoy, to contemplate in, to simply sit and be.

Newcomb is a retired school teacher having taught gifted & talented students fin Maine public schools for 30 years. Creativity and creative problem solving played a huge role in every class he taught. He is also an accomplished actor having been in far too many plays to mention, at least half a dozen independent films and dozens of local, regional and national commercials.

Chris is also an author and storyteller. You will find two of his books on Amazon.com: The Tiny Giant & The People of the Sky, a compilation of fantastical short stories, and his latest non-fiction title: UP & OUT! Creative Ways to Get Unstuck.

The artist has called Maine home for 38 years.

The Cove Gallery, located on the waterfront in Wellfleet, MA is owned and operated by Liane and Larry Biron. An incredible personable couple, Liane and Larry have drawn a very talented group of artists to their gallery. My work is on display in the sculpture garden overlooking the water. I've shown and sold my work here since 2015.
http://www.covegallery.com

The Haley Farm Gallery, Kittery, Maine.
Owned and operated by Jackie Abramian, Haley Farm Gallery, as implied, is a large, beautifully finished barn located in Kittery, Maine, functioning as an art gallery, gift shop and meeting place exhibiting works by local, national and international artists and fine crafts by world artisans.
https://www.facebook.com/HaleyGallery/

Portland Trails, Portland, ME
Five of my Aliens are on permanent display at two locations on Portland Trails. Portland Trails transforms Greater Portland into a healthier community for people powered transportation, conservation, and recreation, by creating a network of trails and green spaces that connect people with places. With the addition of my aliens, Portland Trails provides artistic and aesthetic enrichment as well.
http://trails.org/our-trails/

A SAMPLING OF PAST SHOWS
Hole In The Wall Gallery- Raymond, ME
The Bard, Portland, ME
The Gorham Grind, Gorham, ME
Harmon’s & Barton’s, Portland, ME
Heart Opening, Portland, ME
June Fitzpatrick Gallery- Portland, ME
North Dam Mill, Biddeford, ME
The Artist Space, Orono, ME
51 High Street, Belfast ,ME
Warwick Museum, Warwick, RI
Two hands Gallery, Camden, ME
The Phoenix Gallery, Portland, ME
The Plains Gallery- Portland, ME
East Carolina University Library, Greenville, NC

OUTDOOR ART SHOWS AND FESTIVALS
Channel Six Sidewalk Art Show, Portland, ME
The Old Port Festival, Portland, ME
Saco Street Fair, Saco, ME
Biddeford Street Fair
The Yarmouth Clam Festival, Yarmouth, ME
Maine Arts Festival, Brunswick, ME
Castlebury Fair, Gloucester, MA
Saturday Art Shows, Portland, OR
Naked In New Hope, New Hope PA

47 Highland Ave. Gorham, ME- USA 04038

2077303240
cnewcomb@me.com
by appointment, or a "lucky" drive by

Steel Art by Chris Newcomb

Sculptures, wall pieces and garden art

Overview

Figures/Aliens ($350 and up)

Sculptures & Trellises ($400 and up)

Luminaries (Solar lanterns) ($500 and up)

Luminary light show

Interior Wall pieces and more

Meet the Artist

Contact

Blue Note

Figures/Aliens

Yellow Figure- (in private collection)

Shadow

Teal Figure- $650

Shadow

Orange Alien with mechanical legs (in private collection)

Persimmon Alien- $650

Persimmon Alien (C/U)

Lilac Alien- (on permanent display with four other aliens; Portland Trails, Portland, ME)

Ghost- (on permanent display with four other aliens; Portland Trails, Portland, ME)

Orange Figure (private collection)

Grouping

Grouping

Grouping

Green Figure- Interior (with shadow) (in private collection)

Green Figure (C/U)

Yellow Figure- $450

Red Figure (interior). (in private collection)

Purple Figure (interior) (in private collection)

Red Figure- (in private collection)

Red Alien- (in private collection)

Grouping with large and small figures

Aliens at Haley Farm Gallery in Kittery, ME

Aliens at haley Farm Gallery, Kittery, ME.

Sculpture

Steel work for top of wooden fence (private collection)

Trellis- $750

detail

Trellis- $750

Trellis detail

Sunflower Trellis- $550

Carter's Trellis (private collection)

Geri's Gate (private collection)

Entryway (private collection)

Detail of Entryway

detail of Entryway

Gong (private collection)

Gong

Trellis in yard- (private collection)

trellis detail

Trellis

Trellis

Trellis

Trellis on deck at night

trellis on deck

Sculpture. "Dancing with Fire"- $900

Sculpture. "Dancing with fire"

Entryway

Gong (private collection)

Entryway

Gong detail

Gong in snow detail

Trellis with saw blades

Star Trellis lawn (private collection)

Steel Gong

gong (private collection)

Steel Gong

Trellis

Trellis

Solar Luminaries

Solar luminary with Star design lit up (private collection)

Projected light image from Star Luminary on the snow.

Solar luminary day- $600

Solar luminary- night.

Solar Luminary- day. (private collection)

Night

(private collection)

In snow!

Luminary- day. (private collection)