So... I have to confess. I'm a bit mad in my obsession with perfection in my paintings. Something you might not have guessed based on my sketching. :-) That' s one of the great things about sketching! You can let go of the obsessive pursuit of perfection, because it's about getting the idea out, or the creative juices flowing, or sometimes it's just about practice! But it's never a final work of art... So it's ok to let go of the need to perfect.
For me, a sketch is like stretching. It loosens all those creative muscles. It puts me in that place in my mind where details rule the roost. And I see them and work with them, but I don't obsess, not like when I paint.
When I paint, that's the real workout. In a sketch I can get through the entire piece in a few hours, on a painting a few hours shows improvement to me, but to, say my husband, it looks like I've made little progress. Why?
Because I've been working out my friend! Tortuously zoned in on details and brush strokes no sane person will ever see. But details make the masterpiece I say. See that paintbrush above? That's my main baby at the moment. We get stuff done, it's just done slowly. But we make beautiful details don't we?! Here's my current state of progress-
This isn't the whole image by the way. :-) I'm still working! :-)
And remember, I'm an artist for hire so if you find yourself in need, get a giant bright light, cut out the symbol of a paintbrush in cardboard. Tape the cardboard to the light. And then flash it into the sky. :-) Or email. :-)