I know you are just dying to ask:  How did that do-over on the Farewell Gap oil painting turn out? 

First, here is Farewell Gap X (that is Roman for ten, the approximate number of times I’d painted this scene of Farewell Gap in oil, approximate because I didn’t number the paintings at first and had no idea I’d keep painting the same thing over and over, and Roman numerals are more elegant than American ones, and “numeral” is more elegant than number, and I’m just one elegant California artist, not to mention eloquent, which might be elegant for “long-winded”)

After Farewell Gap X perished in an unfortunate cabin fire, I painted it again.

Then, I painted it yet again so that the Silver City Store would have something else to sell for me.

Apparently I am incapable of perfect photo-reproduction of anything, even the same scene from my own photos.

And yes, I am repeating myself, but this time I am showing you 3 of the paintings instead of two. Besides, you’ve probably (I’m hoping!) slept since then.