On being "led of the Lord" in painting

Whenever I begin a painting I never know how it will be resolved. With every brush stroke and every layer I am taking a step of faith that He will lead me in the direction to make a painting that will be pleasing to Him... and to me. But I have to be real here. I am not just waiting for God to say " use Paynes Gray mixed with raw umber". The "Spirit Led" painting method hasn't worked for me. .. Yet. I have tried to work that way. Really I have. There are unfinished works in my storage now waiting for the next step. It just never really seems to come to completion. Maybe I expect too much. Maybe I am too impatient. They are still there, I am still waiting.
Once I shared with a missionary friend about my my biological father being an artist, and my belief that my talents came from him. Several weeks later I received an email from her after she had gone back to India. In it she told me that it was not my biological that I had gotten my talent from but from my heavenly One. I had a paradigm shift.
As I serve Him and draw near to Him, He will draw near to me.
So.. I paint with my heart, mind and the Spirit. They come to resolution that way.
I am who I am, because of who I am, in Christ Jesus.
Galatians 2:20