The programs in our subconscious determining our world view and self image can be less than ideal. This project was an attempt to subvert my programs since they seemed to be offering me the idea that I couldn’t paint and I was on that bus.

The question was ‘What will my paintings look like if I dim the light on that program’ or ‘can I dim the light’. And since I’m not flash at meditation I needed other avenues, fast.

Having been given a prescription for Oxycodone after a knee operation I thought I’d put it to good use. Another obvious choice was alcohol, left hand, in the dark and rage did sneak in but I gave it the ass. Along side these measures I painted a piece over a number of weeks in my own, sane, (and I offer that lightly) method. This piece is proving difficult to hang/finish due to material constraints so its not shown yet but is nearing completion.