Paint smoothly

Sometimes we are scared of our painting. By that I mean we are afraid to make a mistake and ruin our work. The secret is to forget about trying to create a masterpiece and paint smoothly. If you paint smoothly you can always correct your work even to the point of using the canvas, or panel, to paint an entirely different painting. I've done it several times. We all have successes and failures, even at the professional level. Don't worry about it. Let your soul paint what it likes and eventually you'll get there. Remember though, most artists are never satisfied with their painting. That's one of the things that keeps us painting. We are always trying to do better.