Not until the objective imagery (recently, figures and planes), and the non-objective imagery have been completed can I start to create the narrative. There is a compelling visual language when the objective and the non-objective are forced to deal with each other. The panels are sequenced and re-sequenced until I’m visually satisfied with the composition. Then the final addition of found elements, not unlike a bridge element in music, bring the work together as a unit. I suppose one could dig deeper and consider that order and chaos are trying to seek a whole. Maybe that whole is just a formal composition. Emotionally, there is a narrative seeking a common ground between my self and the viewer. Recently an arts writer, Ashley Norwood Cooper, wrote a perceptive description of my work, “He juxtaposes layered abstractions with images to produce paintings that whisper the secrets of strangers.” My work will be @ The Pink Dog Creative Gallery, 348 Depot St, Asheville, NC, June 2 through July 9. The opening celebration for “Signs of Life” is June 2 @ 6PM. Please join me. Visit Mountain Tea Studios online at  http://mountainteastudios.com/about-mountain-tea-studios/.