More than an image that is contained in a conventional rectangular frame, seen as if through a window, these paintings are physical shapes in their own right, set apart from the wall with their shadowed edges as a testament to the material presence of paint on a panel. But a tension is also evident because the same painted surface must also give way to an illusion of depth in space. That is the way different colors interact when in proximity. So these paintings begin by first asserting the physicality of the materials but then lead to playful yet carefully orchestrated illusions of space.