Feeling defeated....

Well, the photo says all. After spending a little less than 2 hours early in this morning (I left home before 6AM), I told myself I didn't have enough skill to finish this piece on site. It's just west of Darrington, wa, along SR-530. Gracier Peak is in the background. In foreground a bare tree is in the center and another tree is on the right. But I couldn't get desirable colors of the peak, or middle ground green mountains and forest. I was actually not sure what my desirable colors were. Then lost. The bare tree, which is the focal point of this piece, never came to life. I guess I need to shuffle my palette again.