We are now in early April 2021 and I’ve been through the difficult phase often encountered at this point, deciding how to proceed both aesthetically and technically. I now know what I want to achieve, although this can and usually does change. In the process of putting my background together I’ve accidentally made the paintings look like rusted metal which I rather like. Now do I leave this, or work up the rusted look further, or do I paint over it and go with my initial idea? I decide to go with my initial idea.