The wide open nature of any truly creative artistic endeavor is one of its most important virtues, and one of its harshest realities. Only the most determined, hardest working, capable and creative will make their way to earning a good… — Mike Svob Copy Share Image
The way we see is critical to understanding how others will read our compositions. — Mike Svob Copy Share Image
The person viewing your work has no idea what the scene really looked like, nor do they care. — Mike Svob Copy Share Image
The theme, or harmony, of a painting can be created by any one of its visual elements. A single colour... repetition of shapes... Light… — Mike Svob Copy Share Image
Think of the centre of interest in a painting as you would read it in a novel or see it in a movie. The… — Mike Svob Copy Share Image
Put a symbol, or language of some sort, in a painting and it will be noticed by the viewer whether or not they can… — Mike Svob Copy Share Image
The wide open nature of any truly creative artistic endeavor is one of its most important virtues, and one of its harshest realities. Only… — Mike Svob Copy Share Image
You have to understand how the human eye behaves when it views a scene for the first time. Work with that knowledge, and your… — Mike Svob Copy Share Image
When we look at a painting, listen to a piece of music, read a novel, or watch a movie we are taking in the… — Mike Svob Copy Share Image
A painting with a message does not happen by accident. It happens when you place elements in their order of importance. — Mike Svob Copy Share Image
By merely increasing or decreasing the amount of contrast in any area we can move the observer through the painting. — Mike Svob Copy Share Image
All paintings are abstract ideas, not representations of a true reality. — Mike Svob Copy Share Image
Being true to oneself more often leads one toward success rather than away from it. — Mike Svob Copy Share Image
