Well, I would interpret it as expression of frustration resulting from artist's acknowledgement of eternal failure of getting the same beauty on canvas which is there in his mind, without defiling it in some way. Mesmerised by the image of beauty in their heads artists often forget that the image in the head is so beautiful because it is fluid. Every aspect of it, as you focus on that aspect modifies itself to its best possible version in a flash without you noticing it because it is in your mind. The sum of parts is exactly equal to the whole, and is always maximum. But once you put it on canvas each part becomes fixed and unchangeable. It is now open to scrutiny. Then, invariably, comes the problem of sum of parts being unequal to the whole. This frustrates the artists to no end. Though, this is also what keeps them going forever in refining their art, for they blame themselves, their limited artistic ability for it; and that is good for growth of art and artists. However, once someone realises that largest part of thing of beauty is made up of allure which goes poof as soon as one touches the beauty, he turns in to a sage or philosopher; acknowledging the futility of the endeavour, the unattainabilty of lofty aim of art.
-Pulastye
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