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“How do you know when you’re finished?”

Vanessa Lemen

This is answering the question “How do you know when you’re finished?” when it comes to a painting or creative project, especially something that is without a deadline and/or is not using a reference but is invented or from imagination. This answer is the way I tend to think about it, and expands on the concept of that answer that is based on a feeling of being finished, which of course includes being sufficiently satisfied…

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Nothing Lasts Forever: some thoughts on a new personal project

David Palumbo

September 10, 2025 - [caption id="attachment_81782" align="aligncenter" width="800"] Yellow Dog Village, Worthington PA. November 2024[/caption] I’ve recently been exploring a personal project.  It’s actually hard to say when it started because, as often happens with personal work, it was an evolution of curiosities that lead me here when one day I realized “oh, these all connect!” I’ve written many times in the past about photography related topics.  Shooting artwork, better understanding cameras functions, and how I use photo concepts in planning my paintings are some that come to mind.  Photography was purely functional for me as I was beginning in illustration.  It was just a way to gather reference and deliver final art to clients.  Over time, I started taking more interest in photography as its own contained artform.  Removing the hard practical needs of my painting workflow allowed…

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