I never could approach painting head on, and had to find unusual techniques to get the job done. In the early '90s, I made three paintings with the technique used here -- using a potato instead of a brush -- before I gave up.
I've always liked the photo below -- the way the bars float above the surface as they fade off to the right. It was shot from the side to bounce away the flash that the old Polaroid camera I used needed to see anything.
