Paintings are inventions, whether they are abstract or representational.
Finding a way to create in paint an experience that might parallel what I see is a significant part of the magic of art for me. I struggle constantly with what I see and how to represent it. He uses landscape as a metaphor for the contemporary collective imagination of the nation, drawing the viewers' attention to the state of our relationship with the environment. He has long explored the changing effects of light, weather, and the seasons on the landscape. Particularly interesting to him is the order Man imposes on the land, visible in the geometric patterns of farmland and urban settings.