Thursday, December 20, 2012

Not Knowing When to Quit



 
I got one of my latest drawings to the point where I considered it done. I didn’t sign it. I wanted to be sure. This morning I deemed it okay and added my signature. I hung the drawing on the cabinet before applying fixative to look at it for awhile longer.

A short time later, I noticed a flaw. Back to the studio it went and I began touching it up. Then I touched up another area and another. Uh, oh, maybe I should have left it alone. Sometimes the fixing of a section makes it worse. I end up making extra work for myself and like it less.

Even now, with it back on the cabinet, I am thinking I need to touch up some of the touch up. Sometimes I like the drawings the best when they are half finished.

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