I have a problem when I paint. It takes too long.

This is due to several issues. First, no matter how I try to paint, I always get more and more sucked into the details of the picture, which causes me angst because I don't have the skills to paint with strict realism, and it slows me down.

Secondly, I start putting paint on the canvass, and then I realize I want to paint another color over the first, so I wait for the paint to dry.

So I have decided to try a new experiment. I am going to set up four canvasses and place a stopwatch nearby. Then I'm going to paint on the first picture for exactly 5 minutes. Then I'll move to the next, and paint for excactly 5 minutes. I'll repeat this until I get the last one and then I'll go back to the first.

5 minutes of painting, 15 minutes of drying.

I'm also going to limit myself to exactly 2 hours total.

4 canvasses, 6 5-minute sessions on each to produce 4 half-hour paintings.

My goal will be to capture only the bare essentials of what I'm painting, and the 2 hour time limit will force me to dispense with the details.

I plan to try this some time in the next two weeks.

These maybe ugly. I might encounter new problems. But if you want one of these you can claim one for the price of the canvass and paint.