[Painting] makes us the inhabitants of a world to which the familiar is a chaos. It reproduces the common universe of which we are portions and percipients, and it purges from our inward sight the film of familiarity which obscures from us the wonder of our being.
                                    Percy Bysshe Shelley, A Defence of Poetry

While great paintings may serve as alternative realities to some, the practice of painting or picture making is a blissful addiction to others.  My only endeavor in painting is to continue to learn the craft and maintain my state of bliss; however I do admire those who use painting to ask questions about the human condition or those who try to influence modes of thinking. At this point in my career I’m enjoying the freedom to experiment and search for the limits of painting by scrubbing at the film of familiarity.

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