Great art is the outward expression of an inner life in the artist, and this inner life will result in his personal vision of the world. – Edward Hopper
In its most limited sense, modern, art would seem to concern itself only with the technical innovations of the period. – Edward Hopper
I find in working always the disturbing intrusion of elements not a part of my most interested vision, and the inevitable obliteration and replacement of this vision by the work itself as it proceeds. – Edward Hopper
Its 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 thats my method. – Edward Hopper