“A painting is never finished — it simply stops in interesting places.”
-Paul Gardner (Scottish painter)
So it is with all art. I could keep tweaking the audio mix I wrapped up today for weeks and weeks…but it was time to share it with the people I made it for. The compositions I finish aren’t pristine in any meaningful way…I’ve just used the time I had to make the best version I could before I delivered it to the ensemble. The pieces I write daily here are not perfect by any stretch of the imagination – they are simply done in the time I have, and presented as the best version I could create today.
I remind myself often to focus more on interesting places than perfectly finished works. Since the second thing doesn’t exist, it’s a mirage not worth aiming for.