the painting that does not want to get finished

This is only about a 3rd of the whole canvas (if not less) – doing a background for something so big and unfinished feels useless…

doesn’t matter if it gets ruined, it’s the journey of discovery, there is no wrong or right with some art works. I’ve totally ruined works thinking I can make them better, hmm sometimes it becomes a great painting, or a dud, all experience.

you can always “crop” the section you like and re stretch it.

I was just going to say what John said, add some background colour and take it to the framers to restretch it to the new size! Who cares about the wasted canvas you didn’t cover… the reason you probably didn’t go further is because it is beautiful as it is and there’s something in your head that knows this and wants you to stop. It’s beautiful!

Infact… sorry, I have more to say… if you just finish the woman facing us and keep everything else toned down and muted into a background colour she will become the gorgeous focal point of it all. I can’t wait to see what you do decide to do to this Sorina : )

yep, the detail is precious….dont destroy it…
definitely have this restretch as Carmen suggests….brill idea
it’s just right, and you must have that feeling too….as loading the picture
suggests that you feel proud of it ….Sorina, it’s seriously beautiful…please believe us

I like this very much… I especially like the movement in the figures. Well worth completing.

Sorina this is a wonderful painting and I really feel that it is perfect! The colours and the details within this superb painting need no more. Six years is a long time and you won’t be able to recapture your feelings from so long ago. Whatever you felt and try to convey is within this work. John, is right you can cut the canvas and
restretch it! If I was technical I would copy and paste this painting within a virtual living room to prove how wonderful it is!!!! Please think a little more! I hope you are well my Dear Sorina? Thinking of you!Sx
P.S. Keeping my fingers crossed!!!!!!!!!!!!x

I agree with everyone else sorina – this is great cropped and needs little more work to make it a really stunning painting. Definitely worth doing something with it!

Oh and if you’re afraid of wrecking it you could always try working with it digitally first! Just a thought :o)

amazing beautiful work!!!!!!

yes, some times we get stuck amen on that,,just remember its only paint, and if youput some paint on it you don,t like- hell, paint over it, i do often, the problem is always. you, being afraid of messing up some that that never was,before, you started ,so proceed and then,if it not just right, you can change it, some times? we worry too much, it is nice so far though!

this is perfect this way… it’s beautiful and i love it !!!

I did not even notice that it wasn’t finished. Have you thought about filling the canvas with related imagery- whether in colour or subject matter. look up babasteve on flickr for more images of African people. If you ask, he’ll most likely let you use his images as a source.

I think this is beautiful Sorina. You received wonderful ideas from everyone, but in the end you yourself have to decide where you want to go with it.

Brilliant job , love as it is…

this is beautiful the way it is. :))))))))))

This actually feels finished-who said the whole canvas needs to be painted? Nice work,
Cheryle

this is lovely the way it is

Sorina awesome work.

Wonderful composition Sorina! Great tones and theme!!!!!

It’s lovely as is (at least this crop is) ... :))) I like WIPs anyway ;) Keep it!

Great work, love the composition and the colours