I have spoken before about the 10,000 hour guideline, i.e. the need to do a minimum of 10,000 hours to master a skill. I hit various levels of frustration with my paintings. I have many started and half finished paintings. Some will be re-addressed and finished, some will be destroyed, and some will be utilized to start a new version of a painting. I have heard of another artist referring to these paintings as little evil ones, which torment your creative side. James Gurney has a semi-annual burning for failed paintings. The 10K hours may be arbitrary but it is a good goal and above are coming of the paint mixing exercises I have done in oil paint.
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