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Well, I culled my paintings today, essentially applying the Marie Kondo method to the potential-discard pile. Instead of asking whether a particular painting brought me joy, I asked, "Does this painting have anything to teach me?" Most of the survivors represented color combination ideas that I want to be reminded of for future compositions. A few remained for "Things I'd better remember to do differently next time" purposes. And, several more from various classes and workshops: visual notes, in essence.

Discarded: Paintings I don't like. (Yes, there are some.) Class work that does not serve for notetaking purposes, for any of a number of reasons. Paintings that need "just a thing or two," but it's been so long that I can't go back into them, because I'm a different painter now.

Kept for future-reminder/idea purposes: 16. Discarded: 31. I feel better.