Tenacity

“Tenacity,” 5″x7″, oil on canvas board, $100

Painting challenges can be fun. They can also be frustrating. I scraped the canvas twice with this one before I finally stopped trying to get details and let the paint flow where it wanted to flow.

Sometimes you have to do that. Listen to the painting. Sometimes you have a plan, a mental image you’re striving for. Sometimes you get close to that goal, sometimes the picture takes you for a ride.

This persnickety little cupcake took me for a ride. Then it kicked my shin and spat in my eye for good measure.

In the end, though, I won. And so here you have “Tenacity.” My second painting. Let’s see how far tenacity carries me.