Each representation was developed by a process that begins with a spontaneous exploration of imagery. I utilize pen and ink drawings as studies or blueprints towards the complex production of the final image. I have returned to my roots by developing my impressions with the less technical technique of actually sketching or drawing with a pen or pencil. This direction could not be more profound considering the current working generation is unsure about what pens or pencils do. By beginning with a more painterly process, the direction and final imagery I create evolves in ways that are far more spontaneous. I have been able to combine the medium of painting with the medium of digital art in a purely creative process. Rather than being totally immersed in the technology and application manipulation, I am developing my ideas up front which allows me more clarity as I create the final image on the computer. The tactile relationship of pen or brush to paper is a healthy exercise that I have included as I develop my fine art works. Whole new vistas have been bridged by simply changing the direction from where I start. It’s not terribly original or profound to understand that if one starts in a significantly different place the final destination, though basically the same, will be changed by the experience because the passage will be totally different.