I've been working for the past couple of months on this new series, based on a painting and a whole lot of drawings that have been kicking around the studio for a couple of years now. It's nice to be able to work like this, since matriculating grad school in 2006 I've been in full on mad person mode, changing everything, flipping over rocks to see whats on the underside. Five years on I think I'm in a good place, finally comfortable with the new work and new ideas, finally able to guide the work instead of letting the work guide me.

Ayatollah, acrylic on masonite, 2011, 10 x 10