I have been asked questions about my art after a work has been completed, such as, "How did you come up with that concept?", "How did the composition evolve?", "Why did you decide to use that particular medium?" Having moved on to other projects, it was difficult to recall the details of previous work.

Several elements came into play that allowed me to record how I progress through a painting from its initial inspiration and a blank canvas to the completed work.

I came across a website where a professor, as a learning tool, allowed his students to follow his writing process as he wrote and developed a novel. This was an intriguing concept that seemed applicable to my art work.

Bob gave me a gift of a digital camera. I began to use it to post images of my work as the art developed.

Mike Rende, a friend and fellow artist, trying his hand at website design, offered to place my ongoing images on his website and suggested adding commentary as the work progressed. I began to journal my progress after each painting session so as not to forget the details along the way.

My first effort was with "Bookkeepers". This diary followed my creative thinking during the development of a single piece of work. I followed that up with "Gathering" in which I kept a journal about all of the pieces within a body of work.