This post edited 11/10/20.

Some paintings happen easily some fraught with anxiety. This one brought up more than the average amount of doubt. Luckily it doesn't seem like those feelings come through.

Untitled, Pink, detail, 2015, oil on canvas, 26"x24"

So much of my explorations feel unchartered. Although I look to Art History and present day, in the studio I'm alone. Like all who have preceded me.

I've made so many paintings that felt New to me then discovered they were a style strongly associated with a famous artist or group. So you put those paintings aside and move on.