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
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. – Edward Hopper
No amount of skillful invention can replace the essential element of imagination. – 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 dont want to get into the whos a hostage-taker discussion here, but what is the estate tax? Its a double tax on death. Economists will tell you that its really not a tax that soaks the rich, but its a tax on capital that deprives business investment and therefore job creation. – Paul Ryan