Teahouse Painting

Today I spent a few hours at the Teahouse 

painting a "closed up" doorway.

I thought that the stickers used were "less than attractive"

...so I asked if I could paint something in their place.

Below are the results.......

These are the stickers that didn't work....

I penciled the sketch of branches with birds 

and mixed up a neutral color to paint with.

I also did an outline of a frame, which I was not fond of later.

You can see why I did NOT like the frame (!)

I really should have left it simple and "open"..

It is so heavy and out of character with the overall 

light and airy feeling of the branches.

...so, I covered it up and am so pleased with the result!

It is unfinished,  but I felt the need to leave it "as is"

for a while.

I get a much better perspective when I can "walk away" from

a project for a day, or two.

When I come back to it, I can appreciate it much more 

and I usually give myself a bit more credit for a 

"Job Well Done"