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title: "5 Paint Directly Quotes by 3 authors"
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> [I apply paint directly from the tube and with my fingers.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-dyer/i-apply-paint-directly-from-the-tube-and-with-my-fingers/)

[John Dyer](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-dyer/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/a68/john-dyer-17699_fingers_i-apply-paint-directly-from-the-tube-and_851653.jpg)

> [I paint very directly. I go from top to bottom. When I get to the floor, the painting is finished.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/neil-welliver/i-paint-very-directly-i-go-from-top-to-bottom-when-i-get-to-the-floor/)

[Neil Welliver](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/neil-welliver/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/0a5/neil-welliver-68877_artist_i-paint-very-directly-i-go-from-top-to-b_1176820.png)

> [I really enjoy squeezing out a big lump of paint directly onto the canvas and leaving it; fresh, immediate and sometimes shocking.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-dyer/i-really-enjoy-squeezing-out-a-big-lump-of-paint-directly-onto-the/)

[John Dyer](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-dyer/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/b39/john-dyer-17699_canvas_i-really-enjoy-squeezing-out-a-big-lump_2125292.jpg)

> [I trust Winsor and Newton and I paint directly upon it.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/edward-hopper/i-trust-winsor-and-newton-and-i-paint-directly-upon-it/)

[Edward Hopper](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/edward-hopper/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/009/edward-hopper-15293_artist_i-trust-winsor-and-newton-and-i-paint-di_2583495.jpg)

> [It's to paint directly on the canvas without any funny business, as it were, and I use almost pure turpentine to start…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/edward-hopper/it-s-to-paint-directly-on-the-canvas-without-any-funny-business-as-it/)

[Edward Hopper](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/edward-hopper/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/7d0/edward-hopper-15293_artist_it-s-to-paint-directly-on-the-canvas-wit_3212279.jpg)

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