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Just because my painting turned into a waterfall scene, doesn’t mean anything. It’s a beautiful spot, after all. It practically begs to be recreated on canvas. The fact that my paintbrush decided to add the vague form of a man slicing through the water does not mean it is Kai. It could be anyone. I had intended for the piece to be a traditional landscape, but it had seemed incomplete until I added the person.
I stand back to admire my work. The man makes the painting come alive. He makes the entire scene more real—less perfect, yet somehow more perfect at the same time. I’m happy with the final product—really happy with it, and that rarely happens. I almost always feel like my work is missing something, but this time I nailed it.
I have never before painted from memory. The lack of c
