“My loyalty is to the inner vision, whenever and howsoever it may arrive.” Mary Oliver. The River Rising was completed in 2022. It is part of my ongoing occasional exploration of layering digitally manipulated photographs, paintings and drawings by over printing them. I work in with same or related themes without fear or any sense of boredom. The repetition is freedom. Investigating same ideas and imagery, excavating a subject or theme, yields deep understanding in my studio practice. Discovery and growing familiarity lead the journey. The images naturally evolve from ideas and thoughts I carry with me for an extended period of time.