"If I had to define an overarching motive central to my practice, it would be this: Where are the bounds between Discipline and Surrender? And yes, this has a spiritual as well as material dimension. My work is uncompromisingly abstract, and despite external sources, my subject matter is derived solely from the act of painting. Beginning with powdered pigment, I mix my own colors and make the media and tools I use from scratch --watercolor, pastel, a cold wax medium, etc., matching them to the shape and strength of my hand. While it is not a conscious intent to extend the creative practice to include the actual manufacture of the material used, it’s logical that I would be interested in their genesis and my paintings integrate such knowledge in the pursuit of unmediated visual pleasure. I tend to work in series (Little Demons, Nuovi Paesaggi, Birds of Paradise , etc), and keep any imposed constraints to a Haiku simplicity, hopefully allowing the interaction between material and support maximal expression."