Painting Flowers

Pot with Flowers.  10" x 12"  Acrylic, Graphite and Collage.

I did this painting several weeks ago and took it along to a small format show.  It never got a second look that day and I nearly painted over it several times since.  My good friend and fellow artist, Joan, saw it and loved it.  Suddenly I thought it had merit again.  Why didn't I trust my own instincts?  Why did I need outside approval?  

I have some work that I am so deeply connected to I don't care what anyone says about it; I know its good because I love it.  Some others I think are fine, but fall more deeply in love with as time goes by.  And then there are paintings I unearth in my studio and wonder how I possibly signed my name to them... ghastly.  Maybe paintings are like relationships: some are love at first sight and remain so, others grow on us over time and still others that were once lovely could now be recycled.

Thank you for stopping in at My Turquoise Kettle Life.

Wishing you a day of quiet joy,

Sandra