How many times did I think that I'm done, and I wasn't. Many times. This painting is a great example of how "adventurous" and long a creative journey can be. ![Hanes Tree of Knowledge final logo center.jpg](https://steemitimages.com/DQmXiEd5JznwYbHb4ji62okQJ5dnFMouXuyLoEhwr4JBGqN/Hanes%20Tree%20of%20Knowledge%20final%20logo%20center.jpg) Today I woke up at 5:40 am and by 6:20 I was in the studio. Since the beginning of the year I completely changed my working schedule and it's been very beneficial for me. I used to work until midnight, sometimes even longer, and wake up after 9am. I was tired most of the time but still pushed the grind. This year, I go to bed around 10pm and I wake up around 6 am. The total hours of sleep did not change, it's still around 7 hours, but the fact of going to sleep before midnight benefited greatly my body clock and subsequently my energy level. I am also very diligent with my breathing exercises in the morning. I do 4 rounds of bhastrika pranayama - if you're not familiar with it, you can watch a short demonstration here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=J4nf-NISmJw then one round of push-ups with no air in my lungs (holding the exhale at the furthermost point), then one set of pull ups on a bar that we have in the door frame and off I go to cold shower. This gives me a way stronger energy rush than coffee (also keeps me fit). But I still love my coffee from JJ bean on the corner of my block and I'm happy they open at 6am :) But back to the painting that I wanted to show you guys today. # I first painted this 6x4feet original in 2015 and I called it "Tree of Knowlege" : ![Tree of knowledge logo.jpg](https://steemitimages.com/DQmY8i5v7AgZdFrhAw7NFxbdVQBVMoq3G4bKB5um9Z3we7q/Tree%20of%20knowledge%20logo.jpg) ### For fellow metric system people who have no idea how long is a foot, you can get a better idea of the size from this picture. I am European myself, and I had no idea about the totally unnecessarily complicated so called "Imperial system" before I moved to Canada....I call it BS system:) ![Hanes Tree of Knowledge final logo.jpg](https://steemitimages.com/DQmNweKXtYEeSbGofop8ur91UWRERTwD8bg58iVpRT8GGrF/Hanes%20Tree%20of%20Knowledge%20final%20logo.jpg) # First version of this painting under way... : ![Hanes Tree of Knowledge 2.jpg](https://steemitimages.com/DQmb9vmELuxDmRaFYdgeNm7cyB3cbqq8gcGA9BJW5B5KPv7/Hanes%20Tree%20of%20Knowledge%202.jpg) : I liked the result to be honest, but I put it aside for a year and half and one fine day, while looking at it, I realized I want to change it. And that's exactly what I did. # I called the second version th "Angel swing" and you can see why... : ![hanes paradise 2 colors.jpg](https://steemitimages.com/DQmf4vtKWjnxbbAv7fniTfLB6gvSmr1qDmbdbaMHCR9bw3f/hanes%20paradise%202%20colors.jpg) ### More detailed picture here... : ![Angel swing logo.jpg](https://steemitimages.com/DQmbew2WfmY1xDdRwjfoJmeZLEMntmNtyAbheG4rc6Mzwhh/Angel%20swing%20logo.jpg) ### Now you know why I called it Angel swing. :) ![Angel swing center logo.jpg](https://steemitimages.com/DQmecMHxqWn32qeaPJ5cPto8UXffodGdmouU6qczbAg2UDg/Angel%20swing%20center%20logo.jpg) I liked that version too, but I let it sit for another year. I felt that it wasn't still quite THE final version. I wasn't too happy about the sky to be completely honest. And so the fall of 2017 came and I had a big show in November. I was going through my inventory and saw the Angel swing smiling at me. I knew the time for the final version came. # After what I went through in 2017, I knew it had to be a battle ofdarkness and light. ... : ![Touch from Haeven detail 1.jpg](https://steemitimages.com/DQmdL5RfgaPDbJ7GBoNdwCHwH8tzNixSF8KYdW9e2dVHtQt/Touch%20from%20Haeven%20detail%201.jpg) *Can you see the "invisible" hands wrapped around the sun? If you do, big kudos!* # I called this third version "Touch from Heaven" ... : ![Touch from Haeven detail 2.jpg](https://steemitimages.com/DQmeAQQjSQ2X7X8yHEjcSZqtykacDZpVy4AEWvkoysEF6Uj/Touch%20from%20Haeven%20detail%202.jpg) ## And I feel that this is indeed THE final version of it. : ![Touch from Heaven logo.jpg](https://steemitimages.com/DQmWHFkuQTkXf1w35YaPYFfj6HLUupmRdPjr1iQCQwjxNfg/Touch%20from%20Heaven%20logo.jpg) And this is where this 3 years Odyssey of this painting ended. It is indeed the final version of it, I can feel it in my gut. I do not regret having to repaint to so many times and spending so much time on it. Every time it taught me a lesson. ***Lesson of letting go. Lesson of allowing. Lesson of acceptance.*** ### Thank you for reading, commenting, upvoting and resteeming! ### <3 Much Love to all of you, Jan follow @jankasparec :) ![! angel hands 4.jpg](https://steemitimages.com/DQmXg3irDyYqp1c8QEzDBayMjNSZphqoKABzPx1aRgdoveM/!%20angel%20hands%204.jpg)