American Artist Magazine
”Depicting Urban Landscapes with Pastels”
By Michael Wickes, Link To Article March 1989

Listed in the book entitled: “American Artists –
An Illustrated Survey of Leading Contemporaries”

ArtSpeak “Three Showcases at Agora Gallery”, March 1992
"Michael Wickes is truly a pastel painter, in that his marinescapes
and paintings of small boats in drydock are solidly evoked in bold
areas of color. Wickes' work has a ruggedness reminiscent of Marsden
Hartley, although his imagery is more sharply focused and realistic."
...Claude LeSuer

ArtSpeak “ A Post-Modern Showcase, Ariel Gallery”, January 1991
"Michael Wickes makes a strong showing with composed pastels
of  landscape subjects, such as placid lake and winter woods with
crystalline clarity. "... Zoltan Hegyes

Gannett Westchester/Art Scene, “Lively Arts”, July 29, 1990
"...and Michael Wickes, awarded 3rd prize in the Sixth Annual
Juried Fine Art Exhibition for his pastel 'Sheepshead Bay', at the
Mari Galleries of Westchester."...Georgette Gouveia

The Phoenix “Slope Artists on the Move”, March 1987
"Michael Wickes Gowanus Canal is an idealized vision of
the Canal, where industry takes place on its blue waters,
and the blue sky of Brooklyn serves as a backdrop. Pastels
are certainly an interesting medium for this waterway."
... Liz Koch