I don’t often admit when I feel defeated, but I came very close to just throwing in the towel with my most recent painting.

The uphill battle started immediately as I poured my heart into this work. The darkest thoughts and second guessing seemed to be louder than ever, and I had even told my wife that I was going to scrap the idea completely and shelf it. Of course, she told me to pray about it and push on…… how annoying when you just want to pout. On top of that I had the flu for two and a half weeks and a surgery that held me up for a bit…. que the tiny violins.

I had this vision in my mind that I could not shake of a peaceful and kind face set in front of a wall of white roses. I could not shake it. So, I prayed about it and pushed forward. I was able to create what I had in mind and bring to life the figure that was in front of me. I felt a deep feeling of relief and peace. I was finished or so I thought………….

Then came the final battle of varnishing / sealing the painting. This went as smooth as all my other paintings before it or so I thought. This one was different of course…. Everything started out incredible and the painting looked immaculate.

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Then all hell broke loose and for some reason that I still have yet to figure out in the curing process the varnish started to become streaky and crackle all over the face of the painting. I honestly almost started to cry at this point lol. I don’t know what happened and have yet to figure it out as I had never experienced this before. I called around to some mentors frantically for some advice on what to do.

I was advised and chose to strip the varnish and do my best to save the painting.

I used mineral spirits and was able to strip the varnish from the painting and thank God I did not affect the paint.

When I finally resealed the painting and this time with great success. I just sat back in my chair and enjoyed the view. this painting does its job and gives you an overwhelming sense of peace, but after so much chaos and struggling the feeling of peace seemed that much more enjoyable.

Mission accomplished

I will be offering a Limited release of prints for this painting, and I will announce the date in the next Newsletter.

Have a wonderful Weekend everyone!

Romans 12:12

"Rejoice in hope, be patient in tribulation, be constant in prayer"