I live an artistic double life: one of classical realism and the other of aesthetic exploration.
My art career actually began under the kitchen table. My mother wanted to get me out of her hair while she cooked, so she laid out some paper and pen… - Alton Tobey
My art career actually began under the kitchen table. My mother wanted to get me out of her hair while she cooked, so she laid out some paper and pen…
- Alton Tobey
I live an artistic double life: one of classical realism and the other of aesthetic exploration. - Alton Tobey
In the Fragments, sensations are more profound and richly clarified through deliberate and explicit pattern; emotions are given a sequence and develo… - Alton Tobey
In the Fragments, sensations are more profound and richly clarified through deliberate and explicit pattern; emotions are given a sequence and develo…
Every single person is unlike anyone else. Therefore, in creating a portrait of someone... we must look carefully to catch that particular unique qua… - Alton Tobey
Every single person is unlike anyone else. Therefore, in creating a portrait of someone... we must look carefully to catch that particular unique qua…
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 - to complete e… - Alton Tobey
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 - to complete e…
It is the special privilege of the fine artist to reveal immediate data with a clarity, intensity and purity that promotes them to a special degree o… - Alton Tobey
It is the special privilege of the fine artist to reveal immediate data with a clarity, intensity and purity that promotes them to a special degree o…
I can be so involved that I am no longer conscious of my needs or even of any pains. But there also have been many times when I felt the exhaustion -… - Alton Tobey
I can be so involved that I am no longer conscious of my needs or even of any pains. But there also have been many times when I felt the exhaustion -…
There is a kinship between music and painting - with the same words used to describe both, as when a musical composition is said to have color and a … - Alton Tobey
There is a kinship between music and painting - with the same words used to describe both, as when a musical composition is said to have color and a …
Art is the lens through which I experience the world. Art is the medium to present the human condition... love, fear, bewilderment, pleasure, distast… - Alton Tobey
Art is the lens through which I experience the world. Art is the medium to present the human condition... love, fear, bewilderment, pleasure, distast…
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