Artist Annette Turow continues Art Process with a description of when to consider a work of art finished.

Examples shown are from
Vigil Series 2000 and
Hannah's Beads

Part of the creative process is recognizing when you have reached a satisfying solution. This is an individual decision based on your goals.

Recognition of a "solution" comes when the questions you've posed for yourself seem satisfied.

1. Do I like what I've done?

2.Have I waited long enough to test my satisfaction with this solution?

3. Is the composition visually intact? Have I satisfied composition,
surface,color, size and image goals?

4. Do I feel comfortable with this piece?

 5. If I turn it upside down, what is revealed?

6. Does it "feel" whole?

These are some of the intellectual and emotional components to feeling resolved with a piece of work.

Circa 1900: Hannah's Dress

"You can learn a great deal about producing a good piece of art.

There is a body of knowledge that many artists acquire
to become better artists.

Art concepts such as balance, light and shade, composition and color theory can be studied and practiced.

Studying other artist's work and techniques is no different from studying research in other fields.