Comments on: Deep Thought Thursday: How long did it take you to make that?

By: Fabrizio Van Marciano

Fabrizio Van Marciano — Thu, 31 Dec 2009 03:03:28 +0000

Often I sell artwork who requires it as soon as possible for a wedding or birthday in which case I tell them that it will be ready when I feel 100% satisfied with the final result which can be anything from a week to a month.

By: Gaye

Gaye — Wed, 30 Dec 2009 12:53:31 +0000

53 years plus however long that particular project took. Art is the culmination of a lifetime of experience.

By: Nat Solomon

Nat Solomon — Wed, 30 Dec 2009 12:23:41 +0000

My response would be:
I worked on it until I felt my creative energy weakening!

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By: Miranda

Miranda — Mon, 23 Nov 2009 20:09:37 +0000

This is an interesting question! With my portrait work, it can be whittled down to a number of hours, but I don’t often keep track of it. Then there’s also the prepration.

With my abstract work, it’s more difficut. These can take weeks or months to be complete, but that doesn’t mean I’m working on them solidly during that time. I once video-taped the entire process of one of these paintings and was surprised at how few hours of actual work it involved!

By: Gaye

Gaye — Mon, 23 Nov 2009 16:16:43 +0000

When I hear this question it always reminds me of Hamada. He was a master potter and one of Japan’s living national treasures. He did a quick demo one day and a person from the audience commented, “You charge that much fore something that took you only 10 minutes”? Hamada looked up and answered, “Forty years and 10 minutes”. No one is a master in a year!

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By: Fiona Purdy

Fiona Purdy — Wed, 01 Apr 2009 00:20:14 +0000

I always answer this question “I’d be horrified if I actually kept track”. (to say my paintings are highly detailed is an understatement). But more important is the fact that any time a person asks me a question means they’ve given me permission to talk to and sell to them! I’d rather be asked any question than for people to walk by my work with out a glance!