Quotes by Oil Painting When I am recording on my own, it's like an oil painting: I can put that on top of that and build up layers. But with the band, it turned out more watercolor: you're leaving white bits of paper exposed, so that nothing is too overworked. Conor O'Brien oil-painting leaving white Used to be, conservatives revered the Average American, that Norman Rockwell oil painting of diner food, humble faith, honest toil, and Capraesque virtue. James Wolcott oil-painting humble average If London is a watercolor, New York is an oil painting. Peter Shaffer oil-painting london new-york