On this blog it is often the case that the paintings that appear to be finished get reworked, changed, even deleted and recycled. Generally speaking it’s easer to tell when the textile work is still in progress. The photo above is a case in point, pins and all.
The only way I can be sure a work is finished is to have it disappear, into storage, into someone else’s home, into a collection, anywhere but in my sight. That which is in my sight is generally not finished.
Many artists don’t have their own work hanging in their houses and studios. I envy them, because when I hang a work, I inevitably discover what else I need to do to it. That’s a good reason to have it hanging in front of my face (improvements can be made), but also a good reason to wish I worked in a different manner. Luckily, wall space is limited and so finally, all work has to be declared “done.”
But it will be a while before the piece to which the above block is attached is finished (or, alternatively, the block is discarded) –June
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