An important factor in knowing when to stop is knowing where to begin and then staying focused throughout the process. It’s the idea of having something to say, from the beginning. If I know what it is I want to say at the start, if I know my aim and I don’t lose sight of it, then I am more apt to know when I’ve reached it.

This is Part 2 on this topic. I recently began a discussion on Linkedin.com on the question “how and when does the artist know, while in the process of doing a piece of art, that the work is not going anywhere and must be destroyed or redone”.

I recently began a discussion on the above question at Linkedin.com in the group True Artist: Living The Art. Specifically, how and when does the artist know, while in the process of doing a piece of art, that the work is not going anywhere and must be destroyed or redone. Here are some interesting insights from other artists on my query