Exactly Right

 For the better part of the last week, I've been fretting over a decision to take out the horizontal woodwork line at knee level of the people viewing the paintings. I placed the painting at the top of my upstairs hall so I could see it with fresh eyes when I came up the stairs, and over time it became clear that the woodwork line was too distracting; there's already enough going on with the floor planks. The eye needs a little room to rest. So this morning I mixed up some color  as close to the original wall as possible and went at it. I'm very happy with the result.

                                                                            Standing Room, work in progress (click on image for larger view)