“It is simply impossible to control a large painting with the edge in the same way that you can control a small one.” WayImpossiblePaintingEdges Author:Howard Hodgkin
“To be a painter now is to be part of a very small, endangered species.” PaintingSpeciesPainterEndangered Species Author:Howard Hodgkin
“A painting is finished when the subject comes back, when what has caused the painting to be made comes back as an object.” MadeSubjectsObjectsPaintingFinishedBack When Book:Writers on Howard Hodgkin Source: Writers on Howard Hodgkin
“I don't look at the work of my contemporaries very much; I tend to look at pictures by dead artists. It's much easier to get near their paintings.” LooksArtistPaintingEasier Author:Howard Hodgkin
“When I finish a painting, it usually looks as surprising to me as to anyone else.” LooksPaintingSurprising Author:Howard Hodgkin