I am rapidly coming to the conclusion that I should finish a painting and then stick it in a drawer for about 3 months and not look at it at all in that time. The reason for this is that I seem to be incapable of assessing how well a painting has turned out after I finish it. All I seem to do is spot all the mistakes and wonder why it didn't turn out like the picture I had in my head. There is the odd one ( and I really mean the very odd one!!) which does work out and you know it immediately, but those ones are like Halley's Comet or hen's teeth - rare (or for me at least). If I despair of a painting and shove it away out of sight for a while, it is amazing how many times, when I finally unearth it and have another look, it seems to have metamorphosed into a much better painting. This is all very frustrating as I actually want to finish a painting and then post it on the gallery and feel reasonably pleased with my efforts. As I said, on the odd occasion I can do this, but far too often I post a painting feeling very shaky about the quality of what I am subjecting the poor viewer too. I usually end up posting work with a self-deprecating comment under it just in case it really is as dodgy as it seem to be to me - hedging one's bets I think it is called. I wonder if you become more skilled at assessing your own work with experience? I do hope so otherwise I am going to have to buy a bigger chest of drawers to house all those paintings that I can't decide about.