Inevitably, when a potential customer asked me how long I had spent on a piece, I would have to answer the cliché “20 years, and two weeks”. 20 years figuring out how to do it, and two weeks doing it. You are so right that the emphasis is in the wrong place.
Boy, does your remark about time spent and seeing a work as complete ring true. On rare occasions a painting will “just” come together. I, too, often react wondering what else it needs. For the most part, I’ve resisted fiddling with it. Though I do wonder, “where did that come from?”
Thank you!
Inevitably, when a potential customer asked me how long I had spent on a piece, I would have to answer the cliché “20 years, and two weeks”. 20 years figuring out how to do it, and two weeks doing it. You are so right that the emphasis is in the wrong place.
Boy, does your remark about time spent and seeing a work as complete ring true. On rare occasions a painting will “just” come together. I, too, often react wondering what else it needs. For the most part, I’ve resisted fiddling with it. Though I do wonder, “where did that come from?”
Thought provoking. Thanks