The one thing I hate is to waste paint. When I finish a painting I like to take whatever paint is left on my palette and put it on a new canvas. Sometimes there is enough paint to create an entirely new painting. As was the case in this painting.
This was not planned. When I pulled the paint off my palette I had no idea what was about to develop. I have an obsession with cypress knees and have photographed a lot of them.
Ironically as I threw the paint on the canvas the knees began to form. Then as I cleared out my greens and yellows they mellowed nicely into forming the grasses. These waste paintings as I refer to them are much more fun since I don’t feel pressured to create something perfect. They are what they are. So before you leave paint on your palette or pour it into a jar just throw it onto another canvas, metal pot, wood, or any other surface to see what else you can create.
Have a great day and don’t waste another creative moment
Through My Eyes 