Sunday, January 26, 2014

More on strike anywheres

Yes, painting still more matches...


It seems like every watercolor I've ever worked on (which I'm guessing number somewhere from two to three hundred total at this point) has gone through at least one phase where it seems like it can't possibly work out, and you find yourself thinking it's never going to look anything like you want it to.  Usually this crisis comes somewhere near the beginning, but often there's a final struggle near the end as well.  I think I'm near one of the early doubt attacks with this one.  What to do?

Simple answer...  Change the water and keep plugging away.  It always gets worse before it gets better, and sometimes it's awful before it's excellent.

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