Within this series, I have experimented with the idea of restraint in different ways. Resisting my usual way of working - the urge to add more complexity - each work instead focuses on an element. Some concentrate on line, others color, still others value or texture. The isolation amplifies the intrinsic beauty of the raw expression. I call this series "Soul Searching" because working in this manner felt vulnerable like exposing a deep part of my soul. Ultimately the restraint became a respite from the noise and congestion of complexity and offered freedom. The epiphany in painting each work is akin to hearing an a cappella solo, the essence of resplendent limitlessness born from limitedness.