Connection with The Viewer

What makes a great painting?

by Alana Knuff  |  Jan 25, 2016

As artists we strive to create a new perspective with our paintings, not merely a technical copy of what is before us. All our tools – medium, composition, values, hues, shapes, lines, brushwork etcetera – are called into play. We instinctively sense whether the finished piece is noteworthy, not by the technical aspect, but rather with our emotions. For me, a great painting emotionally connects the subject of the painting with the viewer of the painting.