choosing to challenge yourself:  confusing if you're used to resenting the authority figure telling you what to do. hang on; i told myself to do this? but i dont wanna...tantrum? or press the resistance into the work. produce.

is painting like taking out the garbage? the refuse of the past days channelled into some paint on paper. an alchemical transformation as i unburden onto the page.

i count off notes of freshly minted currency. invisible transactions of time as money.

can you contribute to a city with the way you walk down the street?

the difference between inhabiting a community and being a series of habits in a city

being an artist can feel like you're standing at a vegas roulette wheel screaming double or nothing on red

do cities stamp us as individuals? does each city direct us, mold our behaviour? do they brand us in a cohesive power? can a city diminish your sense of self?