I worried a little less about time and more about the art (see last post). However I still just stopped and said “done”. Oh sure – there’s more I could do here. There were more shapes that needed to be defined. The wrinkles needed more depth and clarity. But there it is.

My goal is to do two more in-depth works some time soon. I think I need to get a commission out of the way first.

16×18 oil on canvas

I knocked out a work. And that’s just it – a work, just to get me back in the swing of things.

The more I look at other artists, the ones that I admire, the more I realize that they work both smaller, more quickly and with more dedication than I do. I spend so much time struggling with the process that it becomes tiresome and I just say “fuck it – I’m done just because I don’t know when I’d ever be able to really finish this”.

I need to stop doing that. Stop worrying about time and start worrying about the art.

Untitled 03 – January 2015 – 16×18 – Oil on Canvas