When you feel like putting something into your picture or do not know what is the matter with it, take something out. — Harvey Dunn Copy Share Image
If your life is full, you will paint full pictures. If it is empty, your pictures will be empty too. — Harvey Dunn Copy Share
Do not have an important dark and important light in the same picture they will destroy each other. — Harvey Dunn Copy Share
When you feel like putting something into your picture or do not know what is the matter with it, take something out. — Harvey Dunn Copy Share
A background can be painted in the same range of values as the foreground by reversing the light effect. In the shadow plane, paint… — Harvey Dunn Copy Share
A man of but mediocre talent who is furiously driven by deep desire will get somewhere. He who doesn't desire deeply isn't hurt much… — Harvey Dunn Copy Share
Form is expressed in the light tones by dark accents, in the dark tones by light accents. — Harvey Dunn Copy Share
You must make the main thing in your picture appear most important. If anyone tells me my hat is more important than my head… — Harvey Dunn Copy Share
If you want to be clever in your picture, don't let anybody catch you at it. If they catch you, you're not clever. — Harvey Dunn Copy Share
When values are contrasting, use subtle color. When values are subtle, use contrasting color. — Harvey Dunn Copy Share
To paint a mass simple and big you must keep out all the lights and darks that do not belong to its general value. — Harvey Dunn Copy Share
Merely knowing your craft will never be enough to make a picture. If you ever amount to anything at all, it will be because… — Harvey Dunn Copy Share
Pictorial art is relating tones to create beauty - like chords of music - not the faithful copying of the model. — Harvey Dunn Copy Share
