Igor Babailov Quotes

Art is an international language, understood by all.

As the spiral of modern art history continues to wind down, we can see the increasing demand for tradition in the visual arts.

The ability to draw from life determines the artist's skill. This is why live drawing classes have always been at the top of the curriculum for properly structured academic workshops.

Painting is a mosaic of colors weaved into a seamless whole.

One can compare art education to the solid foundation for a house - once it's built properly, it will hold any shape or form you will place on it.

Envy derives from insecurity.

Art Education is as important for a realist artist as an Alphabet is to learn a language.

Painting requires skill. Photography is created by the camera, and one cannot fully control what the camera sees. So people take many photographs because several must always be discarded.

The purpose of Art Education is to teach you how to draw.

Insecurity prevents young artists from 'flying' and older artists from being 'down to earth.' Young artists should work on their confidence and the older ones on their humility.

When we think of Leonardo da Vinci, the last thing that comes to mind is the nationality of the artist. The great masters belong to the world.

In visual art it's better once to see, than one hundred times to hear.

I choose to paint beauty.

Portrait painters' mission is to portray people and the beauty of Creation. They should stay clear of ego.

It's a luxury to have so much time, especially with someone so important and busy. You have to get a feel for the person.

It is sinful for students to badmouth their teachers and sinful for teachers to mislead their students.

It is far easier to debate about realistic painting than to paint one.

Realist artists should join together in a worldwide effort... Sharing it with each other and teaching it - that is the key to the success and never-ending beauty and harmony of Realism.

Artists with a capital 'A' are at ease working in all areas of art, whether it is a contemporary abstract painting or work requiring methods and techniques of the Renaissance Masters.

Whether it is drawing or painting, skilled Artists usually deliver a faster result without jeopardizing the quality, simply because they don't have to waste their time on fixing mistakes.

Perhaps one of the most essential exercises in learning to paint is the copying of master works in the museums.

Don't share your secrets if you preface them with 'just don't tell anybody.

The more you paint the more fluent you are with your brush.

Even when you paint, you never stop drawing.

We're all God's children. We are all special people, and the Pope is no different.