Viewers have sometimes asked Ira what is meant by a work. To this, he responds
"For me, at least 50% of my artwork is that which the viewer brings to it.
If a viewer doesn’t contribute his own ideas and conclusions,
I’d feel my work was a profound failure.
We are all artists. I’ve often been given surprising new viewpoints
from the remarks of others about some drawing or painting.
It is an exchange, person to person, and I value it."

                                                                   -  Ira Crowe