Old Habits Die Hard

This is a picture I painted for Sarah Miller of her and her husband Paul Miller. Paul was one of the Michigan Casualties in 2010. The picture that was in Art Prize was given to Paul's father. I have been trying to paint in reasonable time tables so that my body does not suffer from the over exhaustion of non-stop painting method that I have done in the past. In the past I would paint until the painting was done one or two days later and then I would just drop and sleep for a day or so. I have been practicing painting for 8 hour and then quitting so as not to overtax my body. This method takes much more discipline. Well needless to say I started painting this picture and could not stop painting. I found myself exhausted after two days with a finished picture. I know it isn't good for me but I do so enjoy the time I spend in this wordless place in my brain that loves to paint. It almost feels like an addiction.