What attracts me to abstract expressionism is the immediacy and freedom it opens up for the artist. For me, the act of painting is not only very sensuous and seductive but also very challenging because it is unpredictable and tricky. This set of paintings were mostly done earlier in my career. Now and then I go back to this style partly to "unwind" and refresh my spirits.

 I like to describe my works as bold, unprogrammed journeys of brush and paint. I start out with a vague mixture of anxiety,fear and anticipation, like jumping into a white sea without a life jacket. Without any set notions, I freely draw with paint,letting my hands"find" forms to express a certain emotional sensation or mood. I liken the process to some kind of "spatial vagrancy", when a mysterious kind of creative alchemy occurs - the hand gropes,roams around and explores for unknown forms,perhaps in my unconscious, then the forms somehow magically direct the hand. Like in poetry-writing, the work in progress suddenly assumes a life of its own, suggesting to the maker further moves and final resolutions. To me, this represents a precious dialectic between the conscious and the unconscious that creates a vibrant tension in the process. The unidentifiable or suggestive shapes in my paintings dash,dance,jostle,fight,scream, yawn or simply congregate. They constitute a personal and idiosyncratic vocabulary, which I hope offer opportunities for open-ended readings, childlike fun and sensuous adventures.