My Best painting is always the one I have just finished.  It is because of the time, thought and effort that goes into creating it.  A painting starts with an idea, and then the design.  If the design is good, the painting will work, if not, no amount of  tweaking can make it work.  There is a saying, "hard writing, makes for easy reading,"  the same goes for painting.  As a Military Wife,  I have lived in both Germany and Belgium, and while living in Belgium I had three years of classical oil painting classes.   When I returned to the States, I re-enrolled in college to continue my studies in Fine Art.