Sometimes, the most challenging thing is not to care and just get things done. Going with whatever set of skills we’ve got at the time and not having a roadmap for success can lead us to enticing discoveries. In such cases, I can’t help wondering, is being good really important?

When working on a painting, I rarely work on sketches or preliminary studies, and the painting on this post is no exception. As I get older and have had the opportunity to grasp a few things over the years, I realize that workflow reflects my ignorance and laziness to push myself.

Before committing to complete this small board, I went for a long time without bringing any given painting to its final stage. I gave up in frustration, going over multiple canvases and boards, painting layer over layer; It felt like being entangled in a spiderweb.

Looking at this painting, I find a few qualities that turn my attention toward future pieces. Arranging the compositional elements more carefully through drawing would deliver a more precise definition, but more importantly, it invites me to explore deeper into why I must continue to paint.