"Redos"

Occasionally I see a painting I have done in the past and in my head I'm making corrections. "I should of done this or that differently... why didn't I see that was off while I was painting it... " I think that's just a part of the growing process. The more you grow the more you see. Also your style can change some, so it may not even be necessarily that what you did is incorrect it may just be a matter of a change in taste. Maybe a year ago you were really into painting really intense color and now you're wanting to have a more subdued palette or last week you were going for big thick juicy brush strokes and now you want a more polished look. This painting below has been talking to me for a while now and every time I looked at it all I could see was what needed to be fixed. In this painting I felt some of the edges in it needed to be softened especially in the face. I'm so glad I redid this one, I feel so much better now!
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