Better than perfection.

I learn a lot from my painting process. Turning up to my painting on a consistent basis has slowly put a lot of the negative self talk on the back shelf. It’s there but it does not have the same intensity it had when I first started painting. I’m sure there are many factors that have contributed including my confidence with the material and subject matter.

One hurdle I face is the thought that painting for twenty minutes is not enough, even when I love the result my mind tells me it’s not as valuable as something that has been worked at for hours. These are two different things and it’s important for me to seperate them. And what do I myself value in my paintings? Is a perfect looking painting more valuable then risk? In my opinion no it is not.