Simple is as Simple does

I take a simple subject. I paint it simply. Not always so easy. There is a lot to be left out and a lot of work and reworking to get to the essential. But what I find there is a joy and a celebration in the process of distillation. I feel that by keeping my work focused on simple subjects, simple elements (color,light and form) it actually becomes more intense. It's like looking through a pin hole,reducing a sauce or a fine perfume.

Next phase of course will be to look at the complex and simplify. But I am not so ready to jump there. I like to keep thing simple. However, some thing are not always in my control.