From your words of this being a possible "failure" I can only contribute the idea that when one feels a failure it usually responds to an expectation. So I guess this didn´t meet your expectation but it is in no way a failure. I like looking at the ones I feel this with because they usually point me in a new direction I didnt expect, different to where I was aiming. Anyway... just a thought! ;-)
Thank you for your contribution Romanie. It's an interesting thought, and makes sense.
I suppose, it could be said that the expectation, in this case, or any (when I paint), is the creation of the connection. ( Maybe "connection" is not even the right word, though I am not sure which word would be a more appropriate. )
In that sense, by general standards, or general definition (due to lack of success in establishing the connection, blabla), this would be a failure.
However, that doesn't mean it's a big deal, or anything of that sort.
In the end, it's all just experiences, in art as well as life.