Neighbourhood, Carpet of Blossoms

Neighbourhood, Carpet of Blossoms, 18" x 24", oil on canvas
I have been thinking and wondering how other artists react to deadlines?  One of the pieces I was working on last week (not this one) I was so determined to finish it as I have a show coming up (eek!) all i could think of was completing the painting and I just worked it into the grave, rather than really consider the painting.   Normally if i am having difficulty with a piece i just put it aside and kind of figure it out "casually", while sleeping, or just looking at it passing, when working on another.  But that particular piece NO, i couldnt leave it alone., like a dog with a bone. And so I think reasonable deadlines are mostly beneficial, but sometimes NOT so much.

Neighbourhood, White Picket Fence 2

Neighbourhood, White Picket Fence 2, 11" x 14", oil on canvas
This is the second painting of this composition.  The first one was teeny..always a different bunch of things to work on with a size shift. The overall colour is much cooler in this one.  Its kind of fun painting spring just a few months ahead of it,  the paintings reflect whats around the corner and in my memory..meanwhile a dull Portland grey casting a pall outside at the moment. 
I have outfitted my painting kit with an air purifyer, fans, gloves and now a respirator ( l look pretty strange in my painting get-up, but i find the fumes so hard on the lungs and had a long, drawn cold this fall, so better "safe than (sick)"