{"id":191,"date":"2012-11-21T11:21:22","date_gmt":"2012-11-21T11:21:22","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.pwofc.com\/ofc\/?p=191"},"modified":"2014-12-03T16:06:22","modified_gmt":"2014-12-03T16:06:22","slug":"191","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.pwofc.com\/ofc\/2012\/11\/21\/191\/","title":{"rendered":"Finished!"},"content":{"rendered":"

Well, it\u2019s finished! Although things went broadly to plan there were inevitably some pragmatic decisions that had to be made along the way \u2013 including filling an empty space that I hadn\u2019t anticipated between the car and the area above the top of the barriers. In fact, it was a classic piece of serendipity which prompted me to include the logos of the companies I have worked for and a thumbnail of a retirement card saying \u2018Don\u2019t think of it as retirement\u2019 \u2013 all excellent additions to round off the picture.<\/p>\n

The whole process has been very instructive. I now know just how long it takes to plan and put together a coherent piece of art; and just how much skill there is in mixing paints and applying it with brushes. As for actually creating recognisable pictures of things in paint \u2013 well, I am in awe of those who are good at it. I am not, and my decision to stick to collage and broad swathes of paint was certainly the right one. The result is at least presentable and recognisable, and I have enjoyed the experience of turning a vision of an image into reality. Perhaps I will be moved to do others in the future.<\/p>\n

As to whether the final result is what I wanted and as good as I would like \u2013 well the answer has to be, not quite. There are lots of aspects that could have been better \u2013 the outline of the vortex, the shape of the yellow leakage from the top, the too-uniform set of loose rocks below the car, the pattern around the edge \u2013 all these perhaps could be better. But most things can always be better, and these days I lean more towards completing than perfecting on the sea-saw of project choices. Anyway, judge for yourself.<\/p>\n

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