1Why Completing Creative Work Is So Darn Hard
Many creatives have no particular trouble starting projects but lots of trouble finishing them. Why is finishing a novel, a memoir, a song, or a painting so problematic for so many artists? Here are 12 reasons, framed from the point of view of a painter. I’m sure that you’ll be able to easily translate these points to the medium in which you work.
1. The Painting-in-Progress Doesn’t Match Your Original Vision for the Piece
Very often, an artist “sees” her painting before it is painted – sees it in all its beauty, grandeur and excellence – and then, as she paints, the “real” painting in front of her doesn’t match the brilliance and perfection of her original ...
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