“He works mainly in oils diluted with turps, sensuously creaming paint on to the canvas.”

“Ms Hood had a shaky start to her artistic career when she developed an allergy to turps.”

“Tandem bungy jumping in Queenstown then a night out on the turps with Dunedin's scarfies. It sounds like a very royal holiday.”

“I used turpentine to remove the paint stains from my clothes, relying on its powerful and aromatic properties obtained from pine trees.”