Not every painting works out. Sometimes what seemed like a great idea becomes my greatest nightmare. The sickening feeling that this is wrong, wrong, wrong. Demoralised I step back. Step away. For a time. Trying not to send myself into an unhelpful place.
Breathe. Ok. I have painted hundreds of paintings. I will not be judged on the success or failure of this single piece. Abandon the idea, not the painting. Pivot. Reinvent. Feeling strangely lighter I return to the canvas, invigorated… determined to crash through or crash… I attack the painting with renewed enthusiasm, like a dog with a bone. Sometimes when I push on I achieve more than I had ever hoped for, breaking new ground, opening the door to new possibilities. Sometimes it still does not work. Either way, I learn and grow.
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August 2018
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