Thinking about how to (re-)start a project, shelved to make space for the windows, it suddenly struck me that we often get hold of the wrong end of the stick with art. People often talk about art in terms of communication, with an emphasis on what the artist wants to communicate. I have found that my best work has probably emerged from a state of puzzlement: “Is it possible to do that?” or “I wonder what will happen if I do this?” I know that in my own work a sense of some kind of inner meaning behind the surface is important. Even so, more often than not this is something I discover for myself, often in the process of working, or even after the work is done. Allowing one’s curiosity free rein, in a state of engagement with the task of painting, can lead into some interesting places. Start with the sense of puzzlement, and then something worth communicating might possibly emerge.