I started reading a book the other day and the opening chapter captured my mind completely. It said that in order to become really good at something one has to “eat the cold porridge”.

“The way he explained it, eating the cold porridge means working at something for so long that when you get home there is nothing left to eat but cold porridge……
That’s how you get good at something …… That’s how you get good at anything. You eat the cold porridge.
You work at it when the others are playing. You work at it when the others are watching television. You work at it when the others are sleeping.
To become the master of something, you must eat the cold porridge.”
From One for my Baby by Tony Parsons.

I’m still working at the grisaille of “Comfort Zone” and am very determined that I will get this finished. It has been cluttering up my easel for far too long. Its an incredible learning experience to work and work at something to develop it beyond a level with which I previously would have been satisfied. The fabric of the chair is still proving to be very difficult to get right.