I’ve always enjoyed Chesterton’s quote that, “Anything worth doing is worth doing badly.” but after so much effort I’m very disappointed with the results of this painting. I think it has only gone from bad to worse throughout this week’s work.
This is the kind of work which I usually burn afterward (a sort of cleansing of my pallet) but because of the arsenic pigments involved I can’t in this case …
Well, it’s done and so am I. I’m tired of watching my efforts only worsen the effect and I’m tired of fearing the poisons I’m using for colour.
