Picasso had it right.
The part about finding the bare essentials. Eliminating extraneous detail. I've never really seen a lot of his paintings actually succeed in this arena but that isn't the point. Knowing what the target is and aiming, that's the battle. That and finding the time to enter the fray without being a failure in every other area of your life. Twenty-four hours to be artist and human being. Paint regularly but brush your teeth, play with the baby, exercise and eat well. And paint.
Of course the seduction of the very details one is trying to narrow and eliminate is very strong. Particularly in regards to the human figure. Every curve and niche entice and seduce your attention demanding inclusion. Photographers have it easy, play with the contrast a little this way or that, keeping and erasing with a click. Eliminating while drawing is tough. Not for wimps.
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