This is a reflection post. I am writing this because I have made the painful decision to sand down and paint over this painting. Before I do, I wanted a chance to write about the process. Even if it is work that will never been viewed as a finished piece, it’s holding a new value in my journey as an artist.
Since October 2023, I’ve been working on my biggest painting yet. Recently, I keep struggling. I have reworked the perspective and composition at least 5 times. This morning, I realized I need to start over and sand it down so I can start over again from scratch. Which is honestly such a heartache, because I’m now losing 100+ hours of paint time which I could have been doing something better with.
My friend took this shot while I was analyzing where it went wrong, where I was realizing: my planning was not thorough. I hurried to start adding color and detail too soon. The colors weren’t well thought out. In general, I rushed to do the fun part and not the work that make a successful composition.
I’m trying to be ok with it. I have learned, and now I can create something even better next time with this new learning.
