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Great information here. I had no idea Sargent worked in layers! 80 sittings? Wow. This actually gives me a lot of courage for a couple projects I have up my sleeve.
Patty, I just gotta say, though--as one who doesn't get as much time as I'd like to paint (yet)--you are not alone. I have thrown out 4 paintings in a day, too. It seems to me that painting comes in spurts where I'll create a 4 or 5 pieces i really like and then go through a slump where I bomb a few. Thing is, though, I've noticed as I continue my slow upward climb, my bombs are better than my good ones used to be. It's merely my eye that has become more picky. This is a good thing.
So, if great works come after large numbers and many bad paintings, count your failures as simply steps to your next great success!
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