These paintings were a gift from my partner, photographer Joe Hoover, who always recognizes a good shape or form when he sees one. Each began as black and white  photographs created by Joe in the darkroom without a negative. Fascinated by their movement and voluptuous forms, I applied my own color palette to create small paintings  which became the basis of these large-scale abstracts. Joe and I have collaborated on many levels. You can learn more about our work together in the article by Philip Golabuk, "The Photographer, The Painter, The Romance."