The "Pallet" series investigates many curiosities of painting, object making and testing boundaries. This budding project explores the search for an authentic substrate — an object that brings a previous history and sense of its own experience. Some of the self-imposed guidelines include no manipulation of the pallet other than basic sanding and prep. Then I react to them in their raw form, using an abstract approach to bring out their particular qualities. There is also an appeal for a 3-dimensional aspect to painting to explore the line between painting and sculpture or object making. I always believe that, in addition to current work, you must be laying the groundwork for future exploration. The desire to work on pallets has been in the making for about three years. This group represents my first step in this journey.