#7. PAINTER’S FATIGUE (Reflection While Painting “Buon Appetito!”)
Painting—Grapes (Green)
Reflection: PAINTER’S FATIGUE
Painting can be physically and mentally draining. It can also elate and energize. When you put your whole self into your work, and concentrate hard for hours on end, don’t be surprised by how exhausted you might be by the end of a session. Some days are easier than others, but we never know, in advance, which ones. (Positive) attitude doesn’t always induce positive outcome. Art-making is usually more random than formulaic (in my experience). No matter the rituals that some painters try to set up and try to stick to, not everything can be predictable. And, if you’re a perfectionist (like me), you’ll go on and on till things look exactly right.
