Do more or leave well enough alone?

(C) 2020 Dale DiMauro

This is a plein air painting I started last fall. I have it sitting on my summer easel in my living room. I was pressed for time that day and had to get back into town. Unfortunately, I forgot my camera that day.

There are qualities I like about this painting even in it's unfinished state. I like the perspective down and across the pond. Also, I like the quality of the washes and their natural tones. Last, the edge of the vegetation whether it's stringy or jagged says a lot about the plants in their natural environment. I appreciate it when plants are not hacked back like we often see in developed areas.

Sometimes I go ahead and finish a plein air watercolor from memory. In this instance, with no photograph as a reference, I hesitate to finish it. I suppose when the weather gets better in the spring I could finish it on site. However, for now it is on hold.

What would you do?