I have no formal art education; I have been painting for my own enjoyment for 50+ years. Since retiring and moving to Columbia county in 2011 have had lots of time to paint and think about painting. I have developed my own techniques which may not be what they teach in art school but they suit what I am trying to do. I am intrigued by how chance events, what tubes of paint you happen to have on hand, your long-thought-out decisions and sudden inspirations about the next brushstroke, all leave a record and when they dry are frozen and preserved. What I love about painting is the way a painting evolves, approaching rapidly or slowly to what I have in mind, or sometimes changes suddenly if I see something on the canvas that suggests something completely different; or how improvisatory inspirations lead to something I never foresaw. It is freedom of a very enjoyable kind; and when it is finally finished it is a static and permanent record of the experience.