Days of Birds and Flowers

Are We There Yet?  One question I have is; When you're painting more abstractly, how do you know you're done?  How much is enough, and how do you know?  When you paint plein-air, you decide to paint the barn, and when it looks more or less like a barn, you stop.  But what about when you're painting Springtime Romance?  And at the same time your technical challenge is space allocation.  Earthbound and reaching for the stars.  How do you decide it's right? Here I have tried to paint the spring in Valentine's wishes. I've tried to make the red-green combo bounce, and compose elements to express the vivacity, the mystery of joy.  Are we there yet?  A puzzle.

Days of Birds and Flowers is 8x8" acrylic media, collage and charcoal on panel.