Tuesday, November 18, 2008   charcoal and chalk 9 x 12 copyright
Jeanette Jobson  I'm calling this portrait done, but have a
craving for colour again so I may try my hand at this portrait
again or something similar in watercolour or CP on some
colourfix paper.  I often wonder what makes me decide that the
drawing or painting is completed. Is it when all the information
that I see in a reference is replicated as best I can do on
paper? Is it when a likeness is achieved through modelling?
There is a point where you can overwork a drawing or painting
and turn it into sludge. So when or how do you decide when the
last pencil or brush stroke is the final?  For me its a
combination of these factors and some intuitive knowledge that
its time to stop. Then I put it aside for a few days, not even
looking at it, before I take a second assessment. If something
catches my eye, I'll adjust it then, spray and its final.
What's your stop point?   sydney said...  Unfortunately, often
my stop point is that "Uh oh, I think I