15 The final touches

This is the most rewarding part, when the painting is almost complete. However, there is still a lot of work to be done – even if nobody but the artist will notice the difference between the ‘almost finished’ and ‘finished’ piece. It’s happened many times: I’ve worked on final touches, applying numerous details for three or four hours, and when I show the final result to my wife she says, “Well, it looks like it did yesterday, I don’t see any difference…”