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Erin Hanson Newsletter No images? [Click here]( [The Erin Hanson Newsletter]( ["Forest Light"]( When to stop painting? Dear {NAME}, One of the questions I get asked the most is, "How do you know when to stop painting?" After painting over 2,000 oil paintings in the past 15 years, I have developed a second sense of when a painting is complete. In my experience, a painting reaches a "peak" of excellence, and the more I fuss with the painting after that moment, the worse the painting gets. I talk to artists all the time who complain about their paintings getting muddy and overworked, so I know I am not the only one who has experienced this. I can't tell you how many times I have picked up the brush again, after I had already decided the painting was complete, just to place just one more brush stroke... only to regret it afterward as a mistake. So, how do I know when a painting is complete? How do I preserve the sense of spontaneity and loose brushwork that goes hand-in-hand with Open Impressionism? Answer: I paint until the work has attained the emotional response I was aiming for, and then I stop. I make sure most of the underpainting has been covered (but not covered completely, as this creates the stained-glass effect I love), and then I step back and let my eye wander through the painting. I make sure there is a rhythm to the colors and contrasts, which keeps the eye moving from place to place within the painting and creates a sense of motion. Continuing on the painting past this point, past the point of achieving the communication I set out to create, only degrades the communication and makes it foggy. I want my paintings to be clean, crisp, and joyous - like I just picked up a brush and painted the whole thing without a pause. When I reach this point in my paintings, I sign my initials at the bottom, and I have a firm policy to never touch the painting again after the initials have been placed. This self-control takes trust in myself, gained from years of experience, as well as a healthy dose of cheerful insouciance. Sincerely,
Erin [The Erin Hanson Gallery]( [Facebook]([YouTube]([Instagram]([Pinterest]( The Erin Hanson Gallery in Oregon
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