For Bess, and this is something he shares with Jensen, both color and image are symbolic and irrefutable proof. There are signs for the mate and female parts of the body. The linear marks are a way of counting time. A young woman is a crescent moon, which may be placed inside a sun-like symbol, which stands for man. For Bess, who claimed he did not elaborate upon his visions, every daub and smear of paint has meaning.
Paint is both a substance and an instrument for making the invisible visible.