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Old 01-16-2005, 02:04 PM   #8
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Originally Posted by Mike McCarty
In my opinion there are at least two things that any artist needs to forget about, get over, resolve to give no weight. The first has to do with materials: give no thought at all to the quantity of materials consumed; the number of T-shirts stained, carpet ruined, walls needing to be repainted, the amount of paint left out of the tube and off the canvas. Resolve not to judge the mess you've made but the work you've created.
I agree with this excellent advice. Bill Whitaker told me that as an artist I would always be shelling out money and making messes, so it's best to get over it as soon as possible.

About saving oil paint: I pick up my blobs of paint off the palette at the end of the painting day and put them in a big Tupperware container and put them in the freezer. There are lots more tips about saving paint on the Forum if you do a search.
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