“Without good drawing, the foundation of a painting will collapse.” PaintingFoundationDrawingCollapse Author:Ken Danby
“I must have the personal dialogue, the private time, with each painting in progress. I can't share it with anyone until it's done.” I CanDoneProgressSharePaintingSolitudeDialogue Author:Ken Danby
“My paintings don't simply represent what I see; they present viewers with what I want them to see.” WantPaintingViewers Author:Ken Danby
“Growing up in Northern Ontario provided me with a strong affinity for the natural environment that was so eloquently responded to by Tom Thomson and his colleagues. The concept of this painting grew out of a number of forays into Algonquin over the years. From its conception I intended Algonquin to be a subtle tribute to Tom Thomson. But I also wanted it to be a response to the natural beauty that so typifies the grandeur of Ontario’s first provincial park.” YearsFirstsWantedStrongNaturalNumbersGrowing UpEnvironmentGrowingPaintingGrewConceptsResponseParksSubtleConceptionTomsColleaguesGrandeurTributeNatural EnvironmentAffinityOntarioAlgonquins Author:Ken Danby
“In painting, detail for the sake of itself is useless. It must have relevance to the whole.” WholePaintingSakeDetailsUselessRelevance Author:Ken Danby
