I have to share these paintings in conjunction with my writing on procrastination because these are what that piece is all about. I was commissioned to paint these two years ago in May and February respectively. I knew they wouldn't take me too long to do and I priced them accordingly.
And then other projects came up. . . Then I had put them off for almost a year and I felt guilty every time I thought about them so working on them meant moving that guilt to the forefront of my mind and facing it. Also not something that felt comfortable. So I just didn't do them. For two years. And when I finally set a goal to finish them by the end of April, I realized how silly it had been. They took me approx 6 hours to finish both commissions. And when I think back on the hours and hours and hours of turmoil and pain I put myself through, it seems like a really funny kind of psychosis. Anyway, lesson learned, I hope.
And then other projects came up. . . Then I had put them off for almost a year and I felt guilty every time I thought about them so working on them meant moving that guilt to the forefront of my mind and facing it. Also not something that felt comfortable. So I just didn't do them. For two years. And when I finally set a goal to finish them by the end of April, I realized how silly it had been. They took me approx 6 hours to finish both commissions. And when I think back on the hours and hours and hours of turmoil and pain I put myself through, it seems like a really funny kind of psychosis. Anyway, lesson learned, I hope.
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