In this body of work, I painted on the unstretched canvas as a way to expose my raw self.  The bare canvas served as a medium that allowed me to paint without censoring my emotions.  I often listen to music in the studio and many of these paintings are named after song titles.  The art I make is a reaction to my experiences, and these paintings are an emotional response to my journey.  I look at the world I paint through a lens evoked by what I’m feeling in my relationships with people.  The experiences are those of desire, longing and fulfillment.  The journey itself has been important, as are the obstacles that have presented themselves.  It is a puzzle that has completed itself, and somehow found a resolution; yet from the puzzle, new questions present themselves and a full resolution is never achieved.  I hope that the viewer can look at this work, and relate to it from the pieces of their own experiences.