Art is about an innate need to create and the process that results from this need.  The application of color and the use or non-use of texture helps control the direction of the painting.  The process is exciting as I rarely have a preconceived notion or complete expectation of the outcome.  Often a completed painting will result from one continuous session.  However, in many cases, certain challenges within the creative process may require multiple sessions and reevaluations.  It is important to always allow the creative process to continue, and this may lead to a different path…there are often sacrifices of the good for the better.  Unlike many artists, I prefer to use a limited color palette with colors that produce a wide range of hues and values.  The end result is generally an abstracted landscape that, while often ambiguous, creates a feeling of familiarity for the viewer or relates to some shared life experience.