How much time do you spend painting?
Maybe I just don't have enough to do, but I find myself wonder, as I paint my mornings away, how much time others spend painting.
I have painted a small head in a short time -- 45 minutes to an hour and a half -- but usually, it's a several-day affair.
One of the things that amazes me is that as I work along, I begin to see more and more value separations and more and more subtle colors. So, I justify the days I spend painting a portrait by the way it "reveals" itself to me.
I really envy those who can whip out a portrait in a few hours.
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