Every shape should envoke something perceptible, a feeling of recognition, stimulating the pattern seeking part of our human nature; the interesting discourse which can a rise when individuals see or feel something different from the same object. For example, the texture in a tree’s bark which may prompt different thoughts to different people. my figures each tell their own stories, but also need to be seen together in a larger context (the whole painting). My titles fit what I have painted, but it wouldn’t be wrong if the viewer had their own title for the message they feel the painting conveys.

My workflow always starts with a monochrome background color. A color that I have thought about and chewed on, a color that I can feel and then I adjust as I start to mix the color. The abstract figures come in a stream as the whole picture begins to develop inside my head. For me, the empty space around the abstract figures is important, as it gives them room to be analyzed without being distracted by the neighboring figure.