Just like writers, artists occasionally get "writers block" - either we pull out a canvas, knowing just what to paint, then sit staring at the frightening blank canvas for hours, unable to get started, or, we stand there looking at an unfinished painting, not quite knowing how to complete it.
Solution?
In the case of the blank canvas, roughly outline your scene and get some underpaint on it - just a thin wash indicating the approximate colors (and values) of the scene - once there is something on the canvas, the process becomes so much easier.
In the case of the unfinished painting, just put it aside (but in view), and start another one. That way, your hesitation won't interfere with your productivity, and almost invariably, you'll be inspired to complete the painting before long. I sometimes have three or four paintings "in progress." (See the current four in the photo above.)
Happy painting!
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