Kathleen Dunphy
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The Value of Critique


work in progress...waiting for my husband's critique

It seems like whenever I spend a long time on a painting, I become completely blind to it and can't assess its strengths and weaknesses. This is such a source of frustration for me...I often find that I'll re-work an area for hours, only to wipe it all off and start all over again. But I'm so fortunate to have a couple of great sources for critiques. My husband is not an artist and has never had any art training, but he is blessed with an astute, critical eye and often can spot things in my paintings that I just don't see. I [...]

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