“My problem is to bring together in a painting two seemingly conflicting, impossibly unmixable ideas. One is that the finished work shall evoke a sense of recognition, of the mysteriously familiar... the other is that in order to do the first I must deeply know my subject.” KnowsFirstsTwoIdeasProblemTogetherOrderSubjectsPaintingFinishedFamiliarRecognitionEvokeFinished Work Author:Keith Crown
“You have to understand how the human eye behaves when it views a scene for the first time. Work with that knowledge, and your paintings will have more drama and will evoke strong reactions.” FirstsHumansEyeStrongUnderstandingViewsPaintingDramaSceneFirst TimeReactionsBehaveEvokeHuman Eyes Author:Mike Svob
“My painting is visible images that conceal nothing... they evoke mystery. Mystery means nothing. It is unknowable.” MeanMysteryPaintingVisibleEvoke Author:Rene Magritte