[Henry Wienhold]

When you can sense a message, or you might say a story comes through to the viewer. When the artist has a great deal of respect and admiration for the subject matter, whether it be a portrait, or a magnificent landscape. Robert Vickery is such an artist in my opinion. Can you define great art for all the masses? I'm undecided because everyone one has the freedom to enjoy their own personal taste and individuality so great art may be exclusively in the the eye of the beholder. Then there are great painters like Rembrandt. When you look at his work it appears that his entire body of work is great as a whole, and I'm sure not everyone shares that opinion. His technical skill was fantastic, it set him apart from his contemporaries, but yet to achieve what he accomplished, I think you have to have a love affair with all humanity and a tremendous love for painting to produce great art.