I am fascinated by incongruous pieces of beauty found amongst chaos and linear proportion - of seemingly regular bits hidden in chaos. I would like people to look at my paintings and see that hidden thing, to find that spot, that draws them over to look more because there is something there that evokes a hidden memory or message. I would like the viewer to have a feeling of eureka, of having discovered something of themselves after reflecting on the painting. I study how random applications of paint and solvents can be drawn into cohesion. My art reflects a certain natural conformance within the surrounding non-conformity or chaos. The addition of personal symbols help evoke something to identify with – a touch to remind that all of life is chaotic but that natural forces (like gravity or evolution) impose some control on the chaos. I start with paint randomly applied to the surface and allowed to spread wherever natural factors determine while still allowing an color to invoke an emotional response. Then just like the relationship between nature and man, I interact with the paint and the evolving surface as I impose control and a design plan onto the painted surface to effectuate an emotional response.