It is through color changes that we go forward...all decisions come about as the picture is made and in response to painterly demands.  The descriptive and anecdotal come second.

                  Wolf Kahn

      This painting has been sitting in the corner of my studio for quite a while now.  I made the tablecloth green thinking it would give the whole painting a warm, exotic feel.  I hated it.  That's why it sat in the corner for so long.  Every once in a while I would rework the pot.  Then I would put it back in the corner and consider giving up painting.  Then the other day in a reckless mood I succumbed to the idea of change.  I painted over the green making the tablecloth a traditional white.  I blued down the flowers a bit and realized once again the power color has on what we find appealing and what we find jarring.  There are still a few touches this one needs but it won't sit in the corner any more.