This is a tiny detail from a painting I’ve got on the easel right now. If you asked me casually how much time have I put into this painting, I’d probably say something like, “Maybe a couple 3 hour sessions.”

However, sometimes I take a photo at the beginning of the session and again at the end of a session. So I look back at these time stamps to add up more like 16 hours so far.

Time flies by when you do the work you’re really interested in.