A Little Time Away Works Wonders

In my last post I shared the struggle I was having with my painting "Asparagus Bundles". I ended up brushing out a large portion of the bottom third. After the brushing out I found myself needing a break from asparagus. Life worked to my advantage as I had a busy week of meetings, appointments, etc. However.....after a nice break I found myself reluctant to go back to the piece.....not wanting to resume a struggle. Finally, I made myself face the music.....and guess what.....it just started to flow....no longer a struggle. I redeveloped the bottom third in a completely different format which I like much better. I also worked across the whole painting with some final touches to build more contrast and interest as opposed to just trying to redo the bottom third in isolation. They say distance makes the heart grow fonder in a relationship....well....it seems that distance from a struggling painting makes a painting go easier!! Here is the finished piece.