{"id":8914,"date":"2020-08-01T20:33:37","date_gmt":"2020-08-02T00:33:37","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.thomasparkerhudson.com\/wordpress\/?p=8914"},"modified":"2020-08-01T20:35:21","modified_gmt":"2020-08-02T00:35:21","slug":"this-and-that","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/thomasparkerhudson.com\/wordpress\/2020\/08\/this-and-that\/","title":{"rendered":"This and that"},"content":{"rendered":"

I ‘finished’ Trooper Escort<\/em> several months ago. I often struggle with what ‘finished’ means in practice. These days, I put ‘finished’ paintings aside before signing them. This gives me time to cool off and be more objective.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

So I took up the painting this morning and, sure enough, felt compelled to add a few touches. But it went well and I am reasonably happy with Trooper Escort<\/em>. I signed it.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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I ‘finished’ Trooper Escort several months ago. I often struggle with what ‘finished’ means in practice. These days, I put ‘finished’ paintings aside before signing them. This gives me time to cool off and be more objective. So I took up the painting this morning and, sure enough, felt compelled to add a few touches. 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