“My paintings proceed without preconception. I paint to find out what it is that I am going to paint. I think of myself as a stagehand who sets up the conditions necessary for drama to unfold. The very best paintings are those that fail the most. Once a painting has achieved a life of its own- when it speaks back to you as a painter, this is a good place to be. My aim is for the paintings to paint themselves.”

- Gary Komarin
New York