NOBODY EXPECTS TO PAINT VENICE

 yo!.. reflection.. innit!

You never set out to paint venice..

I did set out though..

a long time ago..

GO FORTH AND MULTIPLY

you start out standing..

proud to steel her anything she sees..

bright colours..

loosely applied..

in harmony..

and fresh..

and then a day comes..

when you feel..

that that work..

is unfinished..

lacking in some way..

so you give it a make over..

maybe some of it survives..

maybe not..

usually though..

you can see some of what was there before..

and it may be that..

the new version is better..

maybe not..

but anyway..

time moves along..

and the painting is still there..

and you feel like..

it still needs more..

so you give some more..

sometimes the mood..

lightens..

sometimes not..

you find yourself..

a longways from where you set out..

and it's getting dark..

KNOWING WHEN TO STOP

is part of becoming a painter..

and that point changes as you live longer..

and work..

sometimes looking at a painting..

is like an..

archaeological dig..

you have to dig deep..

and brush away the..

dust..

sometimes..

sitting in the studio..

you just want to talk..

and share..

some of the thoughts..

and ideas..

that linger..

in this lagoon..

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