abstract painting
The painting experience is very instinctual, especially when composing an abstraction. It is very much like jazz improvisation where the artist instinctively creates. These paintings are done in that same frame of mind. Gallery representation: The Lost Canvas, 719 Main St, Keokuk, Iowa Iowa Artisans Gallery, 207 E Washington St, Iowa City, Iowa
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