Sticking with it.

A couple of weeks ago I started a painting that, although the photo was quite unique, it didn't inspire me greatly. This also coincided with having to put our 17 year old Roxy down, so my mood wasn't about painting. The other day I came into my studio with a great need to paint and having nothing else on the go I put out my paints and went at it. The whole time telling myself it would be okay if I just turned it to the wall as a cast off. It is a landscape of sorts, I struggle with landscapes. It's mostly a bunch of greens, I struggle with greens. I started having fun with the shapes of green amongst the shadows and I am starting to like the painting and it looks quite promising. Still lots of time and room to ruin it but so far so good. Sometimes it is good to push through a painting that seems more like a task than a passion. It hones skill and demonstrates professionalism. Not all paintings need to be masterpieces but all paintings need to be painted. I will post a photo when the painting is closer to being finished.

Cheers