If I Had The Energy, I Would

I Trust Winsor And Newton And I Paint Directly Upon It.

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.

I Have Tried To Present My Sensations In What Is The Most Congenial And Impressive Form Possible To Me.

Yes, Linseed Oil. I Used To Use Poppy Oil, But I Have Heard That Poppy Oil Is Given To Cracking Pigment Too, So I Use It No Longer.

It's (the Lack Of Communication Between The People In His Paintings, Ed.) Probably A Reflection Of My Own, If I May Say, Loneliness. I Don't Know. It Could Be The Whole Human Condition.