I can only see what's wrong.

I'm working on sunsets again.
After I finished this one, my family was very encouraging. They had a lot of nice things to say.
But I look at this, and I can only see the mistakes I've made.
I've heard that it's common to feel this way.
I'm going to paint this one again, and see how much better it can be.

more mini paintings

This has been a wonderful exercise for me.
Painting an 8x10 canvas has very different challenges. I feel that it's improving my skills.
I bought a dozen little 8x10 canvases, and we'll see how things turn out.