The Fifth Painting (The Left Handed One) I really fought this one for a while and had a few minutes of deep doubt. I finally decided to finish the painting over a three day weekend. After cutting out the pattern, though, I cut the inside of my right thumb on the plate's edge and so couldn't grasp anything with that hand for a few days. I had to finish the painting with my left hand... and to prevent the strokes from looking bizarre I had to work with the piece upside down. The reason I'm saying this is because I think those parts look a little better.