I’ve been commissioned to create a new painting at 42″ square that looks something like this older painting of mine from 2005. A lot of artists shy away from commissions, but I rather enjoy them.

For one, it’s such a relief to be able to make work that I know I won’t have to store. Seriously.

But perhaps more importantly, it’s great to be able to create work that’s somewhat pre-determined. I still have to think and make decisions while I paint, but the range of decisions has been reduced greatly. So much of my work takes place within a defined set of constraints that I guess this seems relatively natural and comfortable for me.

6th and Pike in Seattle. I honestly can’t decide if this is masking for maintenance of expansion joints in the sidewalk, or if this is guerilla art. Either way, it made me hyper-aware of the rhythm of the breaks in the concrete.