I've always wanted to paint grapes but found the task rather daunting just to think about. So then, following the advice of my dad/art advisor/all-time-favorite artist Peter Yesis, I just did it. It reminded me of learning to drive when he had me go backwards first because, after that, going forwards would be considered easy. Unfortunately, I was so focused on the grapes that I skipped over the background in an attempt to block them off - which of course lead to an obsessive "let's just paint them and get them done". Here's the result - half-done grapes and a background that's nonexistent. Alright, so lesson learned. Now I'll just follow Pete's example and not get compulsive (not much anyways), enjoy the process, and go repaint the grapes after I paint the background.
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