After 7 months of working on it, my self-portrait is finally finished and signed. I sat down yesterday and did up the finishing touches on it within about an hour and a half and I'm pleased with it all!
However, it hasn't all been plain sailing with this complex works. I have never done a nude before and I've never painted a self-portrait of myself where I'm a full-sized figure. So, these were the main things that threw me; and why it took so long for me to complete it. I also enjoyed the learning experience so much I almost didn't want to finish it. But I had other things that were on my mind, so I had to complete it.
There were other faults with it, but if I didn't sign it, I would've been picking at it until Christmas. So, I thought to keep it the way it is now and sign it - faults and all. Besides, it's the faults that make a painting, if nothing else. Well, I'm happy it's finished and signed now; and I can work on something else. Until my next post, keep creating.
However, it hasn't all been plain sailing with this complex works. I have never done a nude before and I've never painted a self-portrait of myself where I'm a full-sized figure. So, these were the main things that threw me; and why it took so long for me to complete it. I also enjoyed the learning experience so much I almost didn't want to finish it. But I had other things that were on my mind, so I had to complete it.
There were other faults with it, but if I didn't sign it, I would've been picking at it until Christmas. So, I thought to keep it the way it is now and sign it - faults and all. Besides, it's the faults that make a painting, if nothing else. Well, I'm happy it's finished and signed now; and I can work on something else. Until my next post, keep creating.
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