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People are always asking me "How long did it take you to do that?" I always answer very vaguely and usually with something like "Oh, months!", which is usually the time a painting has been in progress, from concept to delivery.
It has been my experience that potential clients (and that's just about everyone) want to know how long something took me so they can do some quick mental math about how much I would earn per hour and if my prices are reasonable on that basis. That's not how I price my work or how I want it to be perceived.
And, as someone pointed out, thinking time and time spent ignoring the work are as often as valuable as time in front of the easel when it comes to seeing what needs to be done to complete a piece properly.
If they ask me to be specific in terms of the hours I actually spent painting it I always say that I don't keep track.
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