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June 15, 2005
Fourth helping - the fear starts to grip
Do I do more? I can’t leave it - I’m not happy with all of it. I am happy with some of it. But if I’m not happy with all of it then I keep on going.
Others come and coo and praise my work, and that’s good and encouraging and important; but no-one has looked at the painting for as long as I have. And when push comes to shove I’ve got to be happy with it.
Which is kind of ironic because I’m never happy with the paintings. I am happy with the paintings – while I am actually painting it’s the best painting I’ve done. Then I sit and look and see where it can be better. This is what drives me to keep on painting.
“If only I was satisfied with what I did, but how can you be satisfied because everything escapes you.” Francis Bacon
Posted by john at June 15, 2005 08:13 AM
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