Oil Painting in 25 Strokes

In this art piece, my goal was to create a painting of a pool ball using a maximum of 25 strokes. I accomplished my goal by piling a large load of paint onto my brush before aggressively spreading it around the canvas without lifting my brush until most necessary. I was very surprised how hard it was to avoid lifting my brush. There were so many times that I wanted to "touch-up" an area, but I couldn't unless I wanted to use up another one of my limited strokes. I found the best way to stop lifting my brush so that I could obtain that "perfect" look was by being more open to an abstract art piece. I believe that I experienced the switch to right brain thinking when I stopped looking at my artwork as a realistic pool ball, but instead as a fun coloring puzzle. I feel like my drawing really works in the area consisting of the stripe and the back of the pool ball. Through this art piece I learned how to make a painting quickly by limiting the number of strokes I could use. If I had a do-over, I would repaint the shadows. I feel that the best thing about my drawing is the pool ball. I like the "painterly" look some areas of it have.