Everysooften, I do a painting that feels great right out of the shoot. It just sort of sings to me Here I am I am done don’t touch me. It is exciting and wonderful and the reason I paint ever anytime or at all.
When you get to that point(if you are so lucky) run away from the studio. Do not stand there and let your rational brain take over and start just doing one more thing and one more thing then correcting the one more thing . Before you know it the painting is gone forever into the void never to return. The spark went out and you are now trying to find it again by dumping water on it with a firehose. I cannot tell you how many times this has happened.
Do not be me. Do not over think it. just rejoice and get away from the paint. Wash them up put them away step away from the studio. Go clean your house in celebration that God visited you and blessed you with a masterpiece. Do not question Him. Overworked paintings feel like it. YOU CAN FEEL A PAINTING THAT IS TRYING TO RESOLVE BUT IT CANT BECAUSE YOU WENT TO FAR.
this is the most important thing to learn when you are starting out.