On learning when to let go and seeing what develops

It’s a point where I need to let the paintings start to have some say in the process, and by letting go of some of the control, not pushing so hard to get that end result I had in mind, I will most likely end up with something very new, maybe surprising, but most definitely more powerful than if I had forced the painting to continue in the same line of thought as in the beginning.

From “Break Through to New Ideas” by Nancy Reyner. Nancy’s blog is chock full of good painting technical tips and things to think about.