This is a painting that started on an airplane as an absent-minded doodle on the back of a receipt, inspired by a recent visit to France. Instead of tossing the receipt, I decided I liked the image enough to paint it a little bigger. So I did. This is an example of a fluid process, without being reigned in by any reference images. It's the flow from subconscious lines being worked into forms and becoming a shape, then colors adding life, and voila! A fun, finished product.

In case you're wondering, I do in fact still have that original receipt doodle, taped into the page of a sketchbook.

24"x36" mixed media on 1" canvas.