Monday, January 8, 2018

Satisfaction lies in the effort

Daily Painting Day 4:
pastel painting quick study, painting a day, winter scene in pastel
Little Blue House
5x7, Quick Study

Here's yesterday's "failure" done again with, I think, more success.  I added more color and got rid of the tree in the foreground.

So today's quote:
"Satisfaction lies in the effort, not in the attainment.  Full effort is full victory." - Mohandas K. Gandhi

photograph
yesterday's painting


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