I live an artistic double life: one of classical realism and the other of aesthetic exploration. — Alton Tobey Copy Share Image
I live an artistic double life: one of classical realism and the other of aesthetic exploration. — Alton Tobey Copy Share Image
It is the special privilege of the fine artist to reveal immediate data with a clarity, intensity and purity that promotes them to a… — Alton Tobey Copy Share Image
Every canvas that can awaken us more exquisitely and accurately to the infinite and various surface of our experience does that much to sharpen… — Alton Tobey Copy Share Image
There is a kinship between music and painting - with the same words used to describe both, as when a musical composition is said… — Alton Tobey Copy Share Image
Every single person is unlike anyone else. Therefore, in creating a portrait of someone... we must look carefully to catch that particular unique quality.… — Alton Tobey Copy Share Image
In the Fragments, sensations are more profound and richly clarified through deliberate and explicit pattern; emotions are given a sequence and development such as… — Alton Tobey Copy Share Image
I have, at times, been absorbed in my work to the point of complete self-oblivion. Once I worked for thirty-six hours without a break… — Alton Tobey Copy Share Image
Art is the lens through which I experience the world. Art is the medium to present the human condition... love, fear, bewilderment, pleasure, distaste,… — Alton Tobey Copy Share Image
I can be so involved that I am no longer conscious of my needs or even of any pains. But there also have been… — Alton Tobey Copy Share Image
My art career actually began under the kitchen table. My mother wanted to get me out of her hair while she cooked, so she… — Alton Tobey Copy Share Image
