slump angst Tag

Do these look very different to you? Yeah, me neither.  Man this painting business is haaaaard!I was thrilled to carve out a few hours for painting and decided to go back to this old one from the spring.  I had known it wasn't finished then...

I don't want to use the slump word or anything, especially since I've had my head down with other painting and no time for this type, but I'm stuck on this one.  Too much middle.  Much more layered than I usually do but it's all...

Haven't had much time for painting lately and it's led to a bit of a slump when I do.  I think that's OK.  I mean it's wretched, but I can see how slumps happen.  Fingers crossed that maybe, like sometimes happens, I'll stumble through this part and then...