Revision

Let's say you write a poem, and you think it is good, and 'done.' Then later, the next week, you notice that several lines are not right, and you decide they need to be changed. And so you change them. But why didn't you see what needed to me changed in the first place? What is the process where something changes, new correctness is to be made, but why not at first. Sometimes the first way is the right way, of course. The next day the artwork is looked at with fresh eyes, and changes are made. Maybe the brain gets tired, or is so used to seeing something one way all day, an artwork can't be seen for what it is.

I was working on a painting today and then noticed that the top horizontal line was too low and the bottom horizontal line was too high. Why didn't I notice it at first? How many times have I had to change the color in a painting?

Which leads to the next question. When art is mediocre...