When will I know?
I’ve been wondering when I will know if I know what I’m doing! I’m still in the bumbling stage with encaustic — one idea works followed by two that don’t. One layer is beautiful obliterated by the next misstep. It’s a jerky way to paint — I’m up one minute and down the next.
That’s what learning is like - I know. It’s draining but that’s the drill. Today, for an hour or so, I was moving through my painting with more sureness. I forgot to worry and made several decision in a row that I was satisfied with! I came up for air and realized I didn’t have to fix anything. It was okay - certainly not inspired but reasonably successful. Maybe I’m starting to build enough knowledge about this medium to string some good decisions together smoothly.
My little 6” x 6” milk cap piece is now about milkweed. Very simple but I think I like it. I’m going to try not to ruin it — I’ll ruin the next two but maybe not this one. I’ll keep bumbling along.
