Book or Music While Painting?

When I’m doing my daily art I either listen to an audiobook or music. Sometimes I find the audiobook distracting and other times it doesn’t matter at all. I wonder if I tracked what I listen to while painting if I would see a pattern?

I think that maybe if I tracked what I listened to while painting I would find that my painting / drawing is better while listening to music, but I’m not 100% sure about this.

Regardless, I felt more focused today when I switched from my audiobook to music. It was getting a bit distracting. After switching to music I became more focused and was able to lose myself in the process.

Book or Music While Painting?, setup — Setup

Book or Music While Painting?, pre drawing — Pre drawing

Session Details

Session: 1413
Work: 1194
Width: 11
Height: 15
Medium: Oil
Art Time: 2 hrs

Figure, From Photograph, Looking Back, Oil

Chris Beaven

I am an Artist and a programmer currently living in the amazing state of Washington. I have a passion for art, but I'm stubborn as hell with it. My day is complete only when I do some piece of art each day, no matter how small. "There was a dream that was Rome. You could only whisper it. Anything more than a whisper and it would vanish, it was so fragile."