Thank you for sharing your frustration and your sources of inspiration. Sorry to hear about your debilitating injury, and I hope you heal quickly. I always really enjoy your paintings and blog postings - they are so well thought out and written. I share your love of tonalism and strong contrast and you've given me some new artists to inspire my own pastel expressions. Are you still offering a link to your book on self critiquing one's work? I would love to read your ideas about that, but can't access it as I've subscribed to your email for awhile now. Thanks again for sharing. You inspire me!