There is something really compelling when a painting works, when the brush marks fall into place, when every touch is the right one. Conversely when the painting is not right when marks have not found their correct position when the momentum and excitement had led you astray, it get under your skin, niggles at you like an itch you can't scratch. One hour may not seem like very much time But if one is very focused, prepares the space, lays out some fresh colour then it might be all you need to set the thing right, to realign, redraw and rethink. As I ponder the use of time I am also brought to the strark conclusion (as I continue with my assessments) that some of my students have been really good at using their time, have carried out the balancing act of work, making, printing, research, writing and some have no idea how to use time at all and one wonders what they have been doing with their time. Some reworked 30 x 30cm oils #time #timemanagement #organisation #planning #figurativeoilpaintings #contemporaryrealism #contemporaryportraiture #portraitpainting #figurativepainting #portraiture #britishart #kunst #representationalart #representationalpainting #drawingfromlife #selfie #selfportrait #drawing #lifedrawing #selfisolation @fineartprintmaking_uob @selfportraitprize https://www.instagram.com/p/COw9nNVntE-/?igshid=p35xx7iedpzt
