I often wonder whether squeezing the last 5% of goodness out of a picture is worthwhile. Its like panning for gold, sifting through all the mud in search of something shiny and valuable. At the moment its all mud, but like any good prospector, you keep going. Its my belief that sooner or later all this faith will be rewarded, maybe not with nuggets but a few good paintings. Its still a long way off but the journey is getting more interesting and there is enough in this painting to make me think it will be worthwhile.
View across a field