I thought I could rely on my brilliant virtuosity to finish this picture with a flourish. Instead I have been labouring on automatic pilot for the last two days. Unfortunately the solution was staring at me from my tv monitor all the time. I just thought I could do better. Now I am going to eat humble pie and paint what I can observe. I think there will always be this dynamic between what I can see and how I interpret it. Things would be so much easier if I went for a literal translation but this has never been my style. The painting has improved despite all the tribulations.
Simonside Hills seen from Cartington. Day 7