The pondering...

Pondering of the day: So often, in my painting I paint something that appeals to me...for one of many reasons....the color combination, the energy of a brush stroke, the movement of the scene, the mood, etc. Yesterday I started a large diptych. I have been working on a lot of water/sky scenes with the dominant colors being blues and cool colors. Well, I was craving red so I decided in order to satisfy my need for painting in hot colors I would opt to paint an under painting for one of these water/sky paintings in red. As luck would have it, I really like the under painting....in particular the detail where the energy between the two colors is buzzing. Now I am stuck in that place of liking something and not wanting to obliterate it in the process of moving the painting forward. The combination of slate/turquoise blue and the hot red just appeals to my senses. I am wondering...do other artists have this constant struggle with moving forward with work? I guess it is better to have something on a canvas that appeals to me versus the days where I leave my studio unhappy with the work of the day. I guess this is where I should let what I like about this work rest awhile and see where it takes me next week...stay tuned. The part that I like is in the close up detail...