I posted a photo of the start of this painting a while back. It did not look like much, clearly being in the ugly phase. It often takes a leap of faith, even for the artist to believe that the painting will ever take on any sort of reasonable appearance.

Sometimes those first stages can be such fun, because of the freedom and expressiveness they have, as well as being quick to render. The later stages can see you being bogged down in the details. This painting was no exception. There were so many little twists and highlights of colour to make it work.

I'm pleased to say that this painting had barely been up on my social media profiles for a day before it was sold. Shock! Horror! It was sold because I posted it Facebook. So, I guess I won't be giving up my FB profile just yet.

"Golden Light", Leo Plaw, 24 x 30cm, oil on canvas

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