The painting Slipping Spaces is part of a body of work that is exploring issues of industrial decline and urban decay. In this series I am interested in both what is present and what is absent. I am continuously intrigued by the sense of loss and longing that the abandoned structures portray. In this 19 ½ foot painting there is a rhythm between the houses themselves and the spaces between. Throughout the painting there is a tension between whether or not the relationships are natural or a product of degradation.