I am often asked how I come up with my ideas for a painting. This is difficult to explain, because most people are looking at it from a completely different point of view. A lot of artists get an idea, and seek to represent that idea. This is the way most people think, and the process that they expect. To understand what I do, you have to forget this way of thinking. What I do when I want to paint has less to do with painting something specific, and more to do with seeking the truth.

When I paint, I do not care about showing a specific image. I may have concepts or ideas, but what I am looking for is a purity of form. I will paint and paint.. and eventually, I will start to see certain colors, forms, lines, or patterns that give me a sense of balance and harmony. When I see these, my speed picks up. The image begins to focus reveal itself to me. Sometimes I start painting one thing, and end up with a totally different subject. Who's to say this is in anyway wrong or unsuccessful. My goal after all isn't to capture a specific image, but to capture truth. So as long as I do that, I feel free to let my art wander and drift to wherever it wants to go. I try to maintain balance in my paintings, not only compositionally, but in the way it elicits emotion from the viewer. They are often organic in form, and imply but seldom actually illustrate more tangible forms and objects. For this reason, everyone sees something different in the works. There is no right or wrong answer to what the viewer sees.