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Good Afternoon, I thought I'd just give a quick update on the painting front. On Saturday, we took my Juan De Fuca Opus #2 into the Sooke Fine Art Show and now the 'jury is out'. By this weekend I will know if the piece is accepted.









The other news is that I did something I rarely due. I'm turning into a picking old painter. Before submission I re-worked part of the central panel of the tryptich, this was okay because I hadn't signed it.

On the other hand I re-worked Due East 8am and I had signed it. I kept looking at the original and finally yesterday I worked back into the piece.
I rarely do this to a painting, when they are done, they are done. At least that's how I have worked for years. I guess it's not too late for an old dog to learn new tricks.

I am also looking at two other pieces and may revise them as well. I think from now on I am not going to sign the paintings until I have lived with them for a while. That also means I won't post them as soon as they done.

Here's a comparison of the first version of the painting with the revised version.

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