My goal is to create images that I find absorbing. By this I mean images that are ambiguous, not predictable, that are able to surprise me, and take on a life of their own. My methodology combines intuition and reflection, and approaches the canvas from all directions.   Literally, I paint then rotate the canvas, then paint again, then rotate again. During this process I continually paint over areas, allowing parts of the previous image to remain, thereby creating unexpected but intriguing new relationships. At some point during the process, I arrive at the final orientation of the painting, the top and bottom of the image.     What I find intriguing in painting is how we interpret the formal qualities of mark making on a flat surface as referencing three-dimensional space. While I invite the unexpected, I also spend a lot of time analyzing my work and deciding what to allow and what to adjust.