When I am creating a picture it is sometimes hard to know when it is finished. Often artists say that they know they are finished when they love their creation. And so I decided to attempt that with this creation.
I kept working it, and came up with this..... but I didn't love it, and thought maybe sometimes you don't love what you create, and perhaps there is a time when you stop and just let it be and put your energies into a new creation. And so I stopped and took this picture, and thought it was as finished as it was going to be. I looked at it again the next day, and decided to spend a bit more time at it.
I continued on, made a number of changes, and although I still do not love it, I like it better than before, and will leave it here and put my creative energies into other projects.
When I am creating a picture it is sometimes hard to know when it is finished. Often artists say that they know they are finished when they love their creation. And so I decided to attempt that with this creation.
I kept working it, and came up with this..... but I didn't love it, and thought maybe sometimes you don't love what you create, and perhaps there is a time when you stop and just let it be and put your energies into a new creation. And so I stopped and took this picture, and thought it was as finished as it was going to be. I looked at it again the next day, and decided to spend a bit more time at it.
I continued on, made a number of changes, and although I still do not love it, I like it better than before, and will leave it here and put my creative energies into other projects. 
I think your piece is lovely. I like the changes you made. (I find that I don’t like/love something as soon as I’m finished with it either. I need some time away from it to truly appreciate it. Maybe you just need a little time.)
ReplyDeleteYou gotta give it a rest and put some space between you and the painting. It takes a few days for the apron string to be untied. Only then can you objectively critique your own work and decide if it is finished.
ReplyDeleteI love all my stuff while I'm working on it. It's only after I take a break that I come back and wonder what was I thinking?
ps - I love this painting, looks finished to me.
I have had a good browse through your lovely blog tonight and your paintings are really inspirational. Lovely lovely art!
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