Abstract Paintings

I refer to the pieces as reconstructed paintings or abstracts of abstracts. They work on many levels. At one level they explore the dissection and reconstruction of the parts to create new compositions. Puzzles are created and unassembled then reassembled. The process explores attachment, change and the illusion of completion. The contentment of finishing is only over come by the possibly of creating something better out of the fragments. Change is constant, newness is the outcome. The "mother" painting is created to have its own expression, a combination of controlled serendipitous application of paint and very controlled geometric shapes. This is a symbol of human existence, controlling yet at the mercy and part of the natural scheme. Lurking within each painting is the ever present void area either a "black hole" or "pure white cloud." These zones represent the unknown we all face.