Perhaps one of the hardest lessons an artist learns is knowing when the painting has said enough.

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The Painting I Should Have Left Alone

Looking through photographs of my painting Fair Flowers, I discovered something about myself as an artist.

The finished painting was beautiful, and it sold. But as I studied the photographs of its progression, I realized I loved an earlier version even more.

The flowers were merely suggestions. Colors mingled, edges disappeared, and the viewer was free to imagine the blossoms rather than have every petal explained.

But I kept painting.

I added definition, contrast, and detail until the bouquet was complete.

Today, I find myself drawn back to that earlier moment when the painting was softer, quieter, and full of possibilities.

Perhaps one of the hardest lessons an artist learns is knowing when the painting has said enough.

I want to paint another bouquet soon. And this time, I hope I'll recognize that wonderful moment when the colors have already told their story.

Sometimes the most beautiful thing we leave in a painting is what we choose not to paint.

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