Painting Requires a Plan
I now have a plan to reach my goal. Over the past few months, since I started working fulltime again, I haven't dedicated time to painting. I have been painting, working on a commission that doesn't have a deadline, but haven't been working with a plan. Here is my minimum plan, 1. paint 1 hour per day on weekdays; 2. Paint for 5 hours per day on the weekend. Following this plan will set aside 15 hours per week at minimum.
I am still thinking of a show, which will also require me to have a plan. I need a theme for the show, something that ties everything together. I can't have 15 random paintings, there has to be something that creates a cohesive body of work. In addition to dedicating time, I need a theme. I am thinking: Where We Spend Our Time. This will encompass the toys and bars as well as the swimming pool scene I am planning to do.
Painting requires dedication, which means there will be sacrifices. But ultimately, the sacrifice is not what it seems because painting is one of the things I have elevated to being all important to me.
So... that's the plan: 15 hours a week to produce 15 paintings that form a cohesive body of work.
I am still thinking of a show, which will also require me to have a plan. I need a theme for the show, something that ties everything together. I can't have 15 random paintings, there has to be something that creates a cohesive body of work. In addition to dedicating time, I need a theme. I am thinking: Where We Spend Our Time. This will encompass the toys and bars as well as the swimming pool scene I am planning to do.
Painting requires dedication, which means there will be sacrifices. But ultimately, the sacrifice is not what it seems because painting is one of the things I have elevated to being all important to me.
So... that's the plan: 15 hours a week to produce 15 paintings that form a cohesive body of work.
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