I begin these paintings with a gestural mark contained within ruled lines. The mark is then reiterated—and sometimes obscured—by tracing it or painting the negative space around it. This slow and measured method of presenting the initially spontaneous gesture is a meditation on the art-making process.

In its resemblance to text, the imagery appears to be almost decipherable. This is comparable to what one may experience when traveling—attempting to interpret a written language that is unknown, but ultimately only able to understand it as a picture or decorative line.