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Patricia . . . for what it's worth, I often find my work improves with a "time out" from the easel. Some of my time outs have been a year or more, but usually, it is more like a couple of weeks to several weeks.
Also, I discovered long ago that my paintins go through stages starting just after the block in . . . kind of bad, pretty bad, and really awful. Some of these stages persist for awhile. However, usually shortly after the really awful stage, it suddenly blossoms, which never ceases to please me.
I do a version of Marvin's approach. I almost always start with what I call a color study . . . usually a small (3X5 or so) blocky thing with no detail. But I pay attention to placement, value and color. If this little thing carries across the room, the painting usually goes well, despite that always in-my-face awful stage. If you're sure of your drawing, shapes and distances, press on.
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