Threshold

Seems I am at another "Threshold" with this painting!  what decisions do I need to make to take the next step.

There are times when I need to set a painting aside, take a photo, and look at it from a distance.  And of course the pondering sets in and I realize I need to think more carefully about the next move.  As you will see I have been working on this - although I did take some time off to work on an acrylic painting with some huge clouds in it!

But this will call be back until I finish or until I give up!

When I set it aside after several hours of work this morning, the word which came to mind was "threshold" so I looked it up and realized, yes, it did fit.  I am at a point of entering the second final stage - that of the final painting before the finishing touches are done - and this point has the possibility of producing an image that is a little less than enough so that the the finishing touches complete it OR producing an image that is overworked and more than enough.... It is a cold hearted analysis of the painting, an emotional optimism versus discouragement, and finally a mental willingness and determination to go on - all of these factor in to what is decided on this threshold.

Here are three more photos - hopefully the final one will soon be available!

1. Threshold:1:  the plank, stone, or piece of timber that lies under a door :  sill2a  :  gate, door    b (1)  :  end, boundary; specifically  :  the end of a runway (2)  :  the place or point of entering or beginning :  outset <on the threshold of a new age>3a  :  the point at which a physiological or psychological effect begins to be produced <has a high threshold for pain>   b  :  a level, point, or value above which something is true or will take place and below which it is not or will not