Edward Hopper

I trust Winsor and Newton and I paint directly upon it. ”

If the technical innovations of the Impressionists led merely to a more accurate representation of nature, it was perhaps of not much value in enlarging their powers of expression. ”

My aim in painting has always been the most exact transcription possible of my most intimate impression of nature. ”

There will be, I think, an attempt to grasp again the surprise and accidents of nature and a more intimate and sympathetic study of its moods, together with a renewed wonder and humility on the part of such as are still capable of these basic reactions. ”

Well, I've always been interested in approaching a big city in a train, and I can't exactly describe the sensations, but they're entirely human and perhaps have nothing to do with aesthetics. ”

Maybe I am not very human - what I wanted to do was to paint sunlight on the side of a house. ”

I believe that the great painters with their intellect as master have attempted to force this unwilling medium of paint and canvas into a record of their emotions. ”

No amount of skillful invention can replace the essential element of imagination. ”

I find linseed oil and white lead the most satisfactory mediums. ”