Michael Arthur specializes in both drawing the intimate moments of theater, dance and music as well as performing "live drawings", visually accompanying music and performers with projected, real time illustrations. He draws mostly in ink without any pencils or rough drafts: each drawing is a live reaction to the moment. Michael's drawings have appeared at Vanity Fair, The New York Times, The New Yorker, Departures Magazine, NPR, The Huffington Post and many other places.
A new video, made with my buddy Peter Salett for his Blue Palace project. Love this song and had a great time making the video with Peter. Hope you like it!
I’ll be drawing live along with these wonderful folks at City Winery, NYC Sunday March 17. Tickets available here.
Really Looking forward to this! More details and tickets here.
I made this video to accompany the It’s No Secret podcast, available wherever fine podcasts are found. It tells the tale of the epic (failed) audition that Twang Twang Shockaboom did for Tommy Mottola and the heads of CBS Records a long, long time ago. Come for the showbiz story; stay for Mariah.
Due to popular demand, here’s a limited edition print of The National at the Bearsville Theatre, drawn at their surprise show on March 4, 2023. There are only fifty available in the store, HERE.
Drawing soundcheck for the Piano Recital at Carnegie Hall. Photo by Vince Brazen.
Symphony Space celebrated Stephen Sondheim’s A Little Night Music on April 25th with an all star concert presentation. They asked me to create this piece, a live drawing done while listening to the original Broadway soundtrack a few weeks earlier. Limited edition prints were given to gala attendees and a large print, signed by myself and the cast, was auctioned to raise money for Symphony Space.