I spend a considerable amount of time trying to decide which way is up for my paintings! But that is one of best things about this work for me. People often tell me they can faces, even in the most abstract of my abstract works. A great deal of my inspiration comes from finding beauty and symmetry in a chaotic world. Natural patterns, geometry and layers upon layers of color. I admire the great works of Matisse, Picasso, Warhol, Basquiat, De Kooning as well as street artists, muralists and other less than mainstream talents. At the end of the day, the feeling of serenity that comes with being able to let go; only able to guide the paint, not control it, is one I never want to lose.