I’m a big Mingus fan. I did this painting for my show “Neapolitan,” but I never finished it due to time constraints. It’s a cool picture and it would make a cool painting, but honestly I can basically make “cool” paintings in my sleep now. If I’m not challenged by a painting I get pretty bored and not too inclined to finish it.

About like a week ago I posted this here and on my facebook asking people if they thought I should finish it or not. Now, I wasn’t expecting a torrential downfall of opinions, but I got two. TWO! That’s sad even for me. Epic riling-up-the-people fail. Well, maybe 3, but I don’t count Emil’s comment as being an opinion.

However, the two comments came from my friends Layke and Kim and since they are sweeter than than the candy Lamar Odom eats at halftime, I’ll finish it. Just for them.

I am in need of a 5′x3′ frame for a new painting so I was planning on stripping this unfinished painting of Charles Mingus, but it’s really not that bad, so I’m thinking maybe I should just finish it. What do you think? Finish or not finish?