The paintings are nonverbal conversations, and to me, at once familiar and strange. One element needs another; one element needs to be abolished; one thing wins in the end. These conversations remain open ended for some period of time. If they settle and quiet, chances are they are finished, that is, complete. Two issues will keep the conversation going indefinitely - the impossibility of color -  and the fight between “drawing” and “painting” in the work. Color can look ugly - it can still be right. Drawing and painting can coexist in equilibrium, but does one dominate? Since drawing is often dominant I endeavor to get the pure painting parts out in front.