Begin Quote by Sean Scully

I hardly ever stretch the canvas before painting.

— Jackson Pollock

I've started to experiment [in the studio] with texturing the canvas, building up the surface with large brushes, palette knife or fingers. I want…

— T. Allen Lawson

Never, never do I set to work on a canvas in the state it comes in from the shop. I provoke accidents - a…

— Joan Miro

I love putting paint on canvas, getting lost in the process of painting.

— Paul Simonon

Painting a line across canvas with a brush is similar to the motion of a wave breaking.

— Mary Heilmann

Most of the paint I use is a liquid, flowing kind of paint. The brushes I use are more a sticks rather than brushes…

— Jackson Pollock

I am constantly looking to push boundaries with materials, bring in new weights, and work in fabrics unexpectedly.

— Roksanda Ilincic

Whether I'm at home and researching online or whether I'm in the studio just drawing, I think I'm more interested in practical research -…

— Camille Henrot

I often use an old canvas and I particularly enjoy painting over something I've already done, allowing bits to come jumping through accidentally.

— Myfanwy Pavelic

“The artist is now giving a first coat of paint to that tautly stretched canvas which the scientist has been so busy stretching that…

— Henry Miller

One of the main reasons I paint is because I think nature is so wonderful. I want to try to get my feelings of…

— E. J. Hughes

You can always draw as well as you know how to. I flatter myself that I feel more than I express on canvas; but…

— William Morris Hunt