In his book, A Light Touch, David Curtis writes that "[a]n 'unsuccessful' painting can be the basis of a new painting. Simply scrape off any 'knobs' of colour, turn the old painting upside down ... and carry on." So yesterday I scraped off the knobs on this 9x12 oil on panel, turned it upside down, and carried on. The result is the mountain pond that I painted several times last year. It's a beautiful, quiet spot, with some interruptions by passing hikers, since it's on the AT trail. One early 'thru-hiker' apparently hadn't talked to anyone all day, so we chatted for about a half hour.
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