Kirschbaum strives for a universal transcendental quality. His work may evoke Buddhist Thangkas as well as Jewish mysticism. He fuses architectural elements inspired by roadside shrines he observed in India with the idea of Jewish Temples. He makes reference to burnt offerings and the fire altar's underlying sacred center and sacred precinct. Patty Stone's paintings evoke the sense of a ruined fresco.
Fragments reveal a geometry based on the floor plans of Greek amphitheaters and Romanesque churches.
A sense of age, the passage of time and endurance are implied by the worn and weathered surface. The Canonical Hours, links the passage of time to daily prayer. The Canonical Hours were services sung in medieval Christian monasteries as set times of the day. They consist of Matins, Lauds, Prime, Terce, Sext, Nones, Vespers and Compline. This group of paintings uses the semi-circle of the amphitheater to reflect the circle of the sun, while color and value indicate temperature and time of day.