Reinventing the Painting…
Through the years there’s always that painting that just isn’t working no matter how I look at it or change it. Those pieces that have such great starts but are missing their middles and ends. I have a handful of these hanging around my studio. The misfits just hanging out in the background waiting for the moment when it’s their time to become themselves. I don’t like to give up on anything that I think is worthwhile so I hold onto them. Sometimes I’ve had pieces that I’ve worked on…paused on… worked….paused…become frustrated…stopped… and then finally finished years later. These are some of my favorite paintings. It means a lot to have faith in something and not give up because when the piece finally does find it’s way to the world it’s a wonderful thing. They are beautiful because of the struggle and the patience that has made them what they are today.
😉