Recently I was looking at a painting that I done some time ago but never framed. I liked aspects of it but did like the overall effect. Then it occurred to me that perhaps I should use part of the painting and not all of it.
Here is the original painting:
I then cut off the right hand portion with most of the building and where the boy was by himself . I originally included the building in the painting to "fill" the space; now I was unhappy with the right hand side of the painting.
After the cut there was a 12" square remainder which retained the aspects of my original intention for the painting--children playing in a school yard. There was enough of the building to set the scene without dominating it.
The new size painting was matted and inserted into a 16" x 16" frame.
Do you agree with my decision?
