Painting in the abstract for me is when I paint about something that is non-concrete. I may perhaps add a hat tip to something real. A lighthouse, tree, or image that gives some orientation. Like a lighthouse in a painting about chaos in our lives. The painting is about chaos that is threating us – so the message is the abstraction. Art that doesn’t relay a message is either entertainment or decoration. However- the message may not be obvious to all. As for the paintings below, you decide.