All of these paintings began with looking at real things in the world. For over a decade my focus has been on hedges and buildings for the simple reason that they are in my day to day periphery. Either in Brooklyn as the view out of the window or in Canada, where I go each year, these forms routinely are what are in my way by either blocking a ‘view’ or as a presence that I have to go around . They command my attention for their solidity and the way they sit on the earth’s surface. Constantly acknowledging these forms allows me to feel parallels with my own existence in the world.