It's to paint directly on the canvas without any funny business, as i… — Edward Hopper

It's to paint directly on the canvas without any funny business, as it were, and I use almost pure turpentine to start with, adding oil as I go along until the medium becomes pure oil. I use as little oil as I can possibly help, and that's my method.

Edward HopperArtist · American · 1882 – 1967

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