Stacy

[Michele Rushworth]

This brings me to a question that may be good for another post. Why can't I see things wrong in my own paintings when I can in others? And, once my errors are pointed out to me I ask myself "Well, that was obvious, how could I have missed that?"

I can finish a painting and absolutely love it. Two weeks later I look at it and want to die.

I know I am not a great painter, but why does the way I view my paintings, while I am painting them, seem like I think I am?

I think every artist experiences this. Sometimes it helps to put a painting away for a while after it's "done". When you bring it out again a few days (or more) later, you can see it with a fresh eye. Even Leonardo da Vinci commented on this phenomenon, so you're not alone!