From the Artist: Painting is a new artistic expression for me. I've never attempted trees before or reflections and am not certain that the painting is completed. A part of me says I am but there is that part that thinks once it dries I might destroy it trying who knows what.
The title was inspired by a trip to the dentist; I am a bit fearful of the dentist because of past reactions to numbing agents, so I always meditate and put myself somewhere relaxing and enjoyable. It is not a real place and is strictly from inside my head.
From the Painting Guide: How fabulous that this month's painting project encouraged you to try painting a new subject!
It can be very hard to decide when a painting is finished. I think it's best to stop as soon as you start thinking it might be, leave it overnight (or longer), then judge again in the morning. It's far easier to get back into a particular painting again than to fix a painting that's been overworked.
If you decide the painting still needs some work but are worried about destroying what you've already done, I'd recommend you do another version of the painting. Don't try copying the one you've just done, paint another version. (Think of it as painting the flower, e.g., growing next to the one you've just painted: it'll be very similar, but not absolutely identical.) What you learned and felt when you painted the first one will be with you, but without the concern of destroying the original painting.
The title was inspired by a trip to the dentist; I am a bit fearful of the dentist because of past reactions to numbing agents, so I always meditate and put myself somewhere relaxing and enjoyable. It is not a real place and is strictly from inside my head.
From the Painting Guide: How fabulous that this month's painting project encouraged you to try painting a new subject!
It can be very hard to decide when a painting is finished. I think it's best to stop as soon as you start thinking it might be, leave it overnight (or longer), then judge again in the morning. It's far easier to get back into a particular painting again than to fix a painting that's been overworked.
If you decide the painting still needs some work but are worried about destroying what you've already done, I'd recommend you do another version of the painting. Don't try copying the one you've just done, paint another version. (Think of it as painting the flower, e.g., growing next to the one you've just painted: it'll be very similar, but not absolutely identical.) What you learned and felt when you painted the first one will be with you, but without the concern of destroying the original painting.