The image can slip into abstraction and yet retain a realism and expression of the emotions, tensions and dialogue. The painting must importantly be balanced compositionally and control the viewers eye. Even the most chaotic work must have a pure symmetry to it. The early stages of painting have the greatest energy and expression. Formalistically they can be equally fascinating, the weakness of this stage will be the lack of content and image being presented. The work needs to be worked in manner to retain the energy yet add a new dimension through the content. At all costs must the white canvas be erased from the viewers eye, it is an unsettling reminder that pigments on a material alone are worthless.
Composing the image through lines and shapes can dictate the power and presence. It draws the viewer in certain directions this in combination with intelligent use of colour can create more successful pieces. Use of paint can be delicately entwined with the content of the piece, e.g. a character with little depth may be painted more two dimensionally, while a fragile person may be assembled with anxious strokes hinting at this state.
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