stanley hayter, john hoyland, patrick heron, victor pasmore, antony caro- all men, nearly all plummy and posh, all colour lovers.
all comment on unhelpfulness of analysing why you do what you do 3 comment on once committed to starting
quick application of paint
Heron using 1 coat oil paint only so luminosity of primer comes through, no overlap so doesn't produce 3rd colour
Hoyland:
"So fragile an activity (making a painting)....try to keep confidence up, painting things that nobody wants..unreal activity..trying coax painting along but not force it...letting paint work for me...amuses me when people get into painting as form of therapy..if you want to drive them crazy get them into painting..such a nerve wracking business not sure how anyone can relax by it"V pasmore
"artist both master and slave to his work, if ingredients right then picture will work for itself....artist must have some idea what he's going to do...process will determine style...for example if I start with a splodge"
"worst people to understand modern painting are scholars, I get no problems from children looking at my paintings"
"painting once you start goes on automatically from it's own laws"
"there is a right and wrong in art but that's something you must know inside you"
V pasmore: pouring paint on non-stretched canvas first...
non-static painting-can be appreciated and get different views from different angles in contrast to say a Rembrandt that have to see straight on.
http://thecolourofideas.blogspot.co.uk/2011/08/john-hoyland.html
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