Saturday, March 15, 2008

What makes a bad painting?

I’ve just completed another oil painting. Each and every square inch, observed separately, I’m happy with. I paid attention to composition, value, colour, same family colour mixing, detail, etc. Yet when I stand back something is amiss. It’s confusing. I can’t lay my finger on it. This is so frustrating! If I only knew what was wrong with the painting, I could work on it. Why doesn’t it grab me?


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