My paintings begin with a few primordial gestures that echo the natural forms of the human body. I create this dynamic foundation with large brushes and thick oil paint. I then put the brushes away and cover the canvas with layers of a paint-turpentine- varnish mixture. The painting is my palette; as I move it, guiding the flow of the paint, the substances interact and the colors blend. With each successive layer, colors are effaced and reappear, and the material dissolves and rebuilds itself...