Artist's commentary
Let me slow down.
I simply can’t accept the fact that, after spending so much time adding so many details, the end result still doesn’t meet my expectations. It feels like the desired effect hasn’t been achieved, and I feel as if I can’t live up to all the effort I’ve put in. I need to tweak the details until it’s perfect… Yet the more I look at it, the more frustrated I become; I just want to get it over with as soon as possible. I’ve changed the composition of the picture four times in total. Indeed, you can’t spend too much time on a single painting. The last time I took too long, I spent several days making adjustments, only to grow more and more dissatisfied with the result. I hope that next time I look at this picture, I’ll be kinder to myself… This picture is already very beautiful. Art, after all, is a form of self-hatred.
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