I need to experiment more. I know that, so why aren't I doing it? Well, to be totally honest I think it is posting work on POL that does it. Sounds weird as so much good feedback, advice and help comes from POL and I wouldn't be where I am now without the site. However, I do find that, as I am working on a new painting or sketch, I feel the pressure to produce something worthy of posting. I don't want to post dodgy and bad work (and I produce rather too many of those believe me!), so the result of that is that with every new painting, I try to make it one of my best. It is a stupid ambition, but there you are. Isn't human nature a wonderful thing. However, it is nice to be able to post your work and hear what other artists have to say about it. It enlivens the day and produces some good conversations via the commenting process, so I look forward to being able to have something to put on the gallery. However, in trying always to produce the best I can manage, I am not taking enough risks or trying new ideas or techniques. There are several things I want to try out, but I know they will go wrong to start with and so I back off doing it. After all, I don't want anyone on POL thinking I have disappeared or died if I don't post anything for weeks on end, lol! So what to do? Work on something that I might be able to turn out reasonably well and alongside do something out of character and wild? Abandon the familiar completely and just dive into the unknown? Or just accept that I am not much of an experimenter and stick with the more familiar? Advice welcome.