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Quotes by Richard Robinson - (12 quotes)

Richard Robinson - From the Artists category:

An artist sees by observing the relationships of color, value, shape and texture, which is very different from how most people look at the world. (Richard Robinson)

Richard Robinson - From the Colour category:

Consider your warm/cool colours. Every cool note presents an opportunity to put a warm note right next to it. (Richard Robinson)

Richard Robinson - From the Design category:

Design your painting using small notan studies first... notan is the balance of light and dark in your painting. (Richard Robinson)

Richard Robinson - From the Drawing category:

Loose painting doesn't excuse sloppy drawing. It makes good drawing all the more important because you have to capture the correct shapes with just a few bold strokes. (Richard Robinson)

Richard Robinson - From the Education category:

Being self-taught is the best way to achieve a really well-balanced painting education which suits you. Simply find artists whose style you like and learn all about how they do what they do. (Richard Robinson)

Richard Robinson - From the Failure category:

There's a stack of failures for every masterpiece. (Richard Robinson)

Richard Robinson - From the Gradation category:

Using a gradation gives the painting depth and interest. (Richard Robinson)

Richard Robinson - From the Improvisation category:

Ad-libbing is the product of many hours of work. (Richard Robinson)

Richard Robinson - From the Keys category:

Variation is key to creating interest in a painting: sharp and soft, cool and warm, dark and light... (Richard Robinson)

Richard Robinson - From the Photography category:

When using photographs, I work from a black and white photograph so that I'm not too influenced by the colours. This gives me quite a lot of freedom with the colours in the painting. (Richard Robinson)

Richard Robinson - From the Simplicity category:

We can't help but simplify things because we can't hope to paint every leaf, but we must try to overcome the tendency to over-state. (Richard Robinson)

Richard Robinson - From the Values category:

Combine your darks to create a simpler stronger design. (Richard Robinson)