Red Red Robins (Original Painting)

There are times when I begin making a painting and I don't like how it begins, but I know enough to know I should not abandon the work, either. I just trust the process and I know my fellow artists are likely very tired of hearing that, as it seems so very saccharine, especially these days. Nevertheless, some adages hold on because they are simply true. I trusted my process with this little painting and I know I achieved something with it because when I slowed down long enough to look at the pictures I took of it (as shown), I smiled. It's that feeling I look for when I paint. It's not a specific outcomes in terms of technique, rather a certain sense of calm and mild amusement, which can be translated as a sense of awe, too. 

I look at these artwork (hot off the press, as they say) and I smile. Even I don't know for sure how it comes together like this, in order to produce a sense of amused wonder within in me, the one who created it. This never-ending mystery feeds my endless curiosity.