There are so many ways to look at things, maybe that is why I rotate my canvas when I paint. I use mixed media and acrylics to add layers. I begin with the movement of paint across canvas, sometimes blending and smearing colors with my fingers. Shapes and textures form, and images are revealed to me. A final piece often has 2-3 paintings underneath; each one a different story, emotion or interaction with the world that I am trying to process. With each creation, I feel the struggle of the human spirit; to let go, be free, to play without boundaries verses the constraints of needing to control the details of life, interactions and the manners for which we accomplish things. Within each piece there is a duality of this act of letting go and the need for control.