By default the process of painting throws up the unexpected. The very act of making and that of the idea are, for me, poles apart. It really is about striking up a conversation in which there is a very loose opening line deliberately delivered sound in the knowledge that it will go off on a tangent and, does it really matter if that conversation deviates? If it does deviate,  surely it becomes a much more interesting one, one that can be sustained in a free flowing dialoque devoid of ... hopefully, formulaic responses - it is so difficult to avoid and yet it is a necessity if this project is to sustain itself. 
As artists we can fall into cul de sacs of our own making, the temptation to pull our rabbit out of the hat - to truly move forward is an incredibly difficult thing to do - fear of it looking crap results in ... repetition/ safety/ comfort/ tricks, however you label it, it is difficult to break free, especially if we believe that "style' is what others know us by or indeed, like. 
Rejection - fear of failure ... the artist presents... 

Creation                                                                              6ft x 4ft

This is where 'Creation' currently stands, for the moment it will sit around ... until it either confirms this is what is needed to be said or a sentence needs rephrasing.


The next image is response to pain, pain caused by the sudden loss of a friend, the hopelessness of the situation that materialised. This is what emerged.

Pain                                                          6ft x 4ft