How do you decide whether an idea is best expressed in word or image: I determine it by how many letters it has. No just fucking around, I try to feel how to best communicate and represent the sentiment and message I’m wanting to convey. If a figurative gesture, or image of a person can convey this message then I will choose to paint something in a figurative form. If I don’t feel I can properly deliver this message then I will literally S-P-E-L-L- I-T O-U-T in hopes that the viewer knows how to read?! How much do you find a location to fit the work and how much does a location inspire an idea. Like any real estate owner will tell you it’s all about the 3 L’s. Location, Location, Location.
In street work – where is the balance between making people use their imagination and making something clear enough to impact someone’s understanding as they walk past. It’s a balance for sure, a balance I have fun trying to conquer. Situations change and so does the balance point. It’s challenging as I see things naturally from my perspective. I must take a step out of myself and imagine you the viewer and try and decide if I should leave room for imagination or literally make it so visible that even a blind person could see it. How lonely does it get on the road or is it about people as much as places. Quite honestly I really enjoy being alone. However 98.7% of the time I travel I have a