Artist Quotes by Mike Svob

The person viewing your work has no idea what the scene really looked like, nor do they care.

— Mike Svob

All artists are illusionists of one kind or another.

— Mike Svob

Realistically there is no limit to the possibilities. How does an artist make decisions?

— Mike Svob

All paintings are abstract ideas, not representations of a true reality.

— Mike Svob

By merely increasing or decreasing the amount of contrast in any area we can move the observer through the painting.

— Mike Svob

When we look at a painting, listen to a piece of music, read a novel, or watch a movie we are taking…

— Mike Svob

That a viewer does not see what the artist intended does not make the composition a failure... In reality all artists speak…

— Mike Svob

Put a symbol, or language of some sort, in a painting and it will be noticed by the viewer whether or not…

— Mike Svob

A painting with a message does not happen by accident. It happens when you place elements in their order of importance.

— Mike Svob

You have to understand how the human eye behaves when it views a scene for the first time. Work with that knowledge,…

— Mike Svob

The theme, or harmony, of a painting can be created by any one of its visual elements. A single colour... repetition of…

— Mike Svob

Monet, Manet, Sisley, Renoir, Van Gogh and others went outside to paint for one simple reason - it looks different outside.

— Mike Svob

Think of the centre of interest in a painting as you would read it in a novel or see it in a…

— Mike Svob

The wide open nature of any truly creative artistic endeavor is one of its most important virtues, and one of its harshest…

— Mike Svob

Artists need not meet any standards to practice their craft... Virtually every other occupation requires some sort of license, union membership or…

— Mike Svob