I often struggle to decide on a subject.
I fuss over the set up.
I muse upon the colors and lighting of the objects.
I lay out my pallette with paint (usually the basic colors of the old masters).
I sit on my chair.
The rest I leave up to a higher power.

It always seems that there is no way the painting will look the way I anticipated when applying the first brush strokes. Then it either becomes magical and the painting takes on a beautiful life of its own or it becomes a "life lesson".

I am still learning to accept either outcome!

- J A Baker