I believe it was Alanis Morrisette that sang that line in one of her songs, that she highly recommended "biting off more than you can chew". I decided to do just that when I tackled this painting. Normally I include every little detail in my oil paintings, but lately I've been trying to loosen it up and be more "painterly". So I used bigger brushes (on the advice of Kevin Macpherson's wonderful book "Fill Your Oil Paintings with Light and Color") and more paint than I normally use. I also tried a different composition with the point of interest on the far left side of the painting. There is plenty going on here, but if I had included the details in a tight realistic fashion, then the main idea would probably have been be lost in the busy-ness.

It's never easy jumping out of your comfort zone, but it is by far the best teacher. I will take everything I learned from this painting on to the next, and so on and on the learning journey goes...