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5. I have two or three.

Tue May 12, 2020, 12:14 PM

May 2020

For me if I give a painting a rest for a few days or even a couple of weeks when I come back to it I see obvious things to improve.

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I usually work on several paintings at a time. Is that weird? [View all] bif May 2020 OP

I do watercolors mostly. I get totally absorbed in one painting. secondwind May 2020 #1

I have two going right now flying rabbit May 2020 #2

No. SWBTATTReg May 2020 #4

I have two or three. MLAA May 2020 #5

I don't work on five or six... Zoonart May 2020 #6

I don't paint (except digital paint by number 😆) zeusdogmom May 2020 #7

If you're doing oil painting it's pretty usual to work on several at once The Velveteen Ocelot May 2020 #8

That doesn't surprise me a bit lunatica May 2020 #9

not weird. they not only taught this in my spendy art school, mopinko May 2020 #10

Good to know I'm not alone in this. bif May 2020 #11

I'm trying to do that more. It's better for my watercolors, which GreenPartyVoter May 2020 #12