'Star Mosaic' is the first  in  a  series  of several abstract 15 x 15
inch paintings which are intended to include both color -  in  gouache
as  you  see  it  here  - and technical pen. The three "sprays" are my
representation of "stars" Each was  drawn seperately with the left one
being drawn first.  The next one was the upper right one.  I tried  to
vary  each  of  their designs and to "interlace" them internally while
also keeping  in  mind  their  outer  border  would  need  to be
"encompassed" with a hidden pencil line  to  indicate  where  colorful
gouache  boundaries  would  help to "define" their existance with more
prominance.  Additionally, I thought it would be interesting to "break
up" the inner space into individual  parts  so a color scheme could be
incoporated in a dark-to-light hue  progression  from  bottom  to  top
respectively.   I picked "Star Mosaic" as a title quite simply because
it looked as if the "stars"  were nestled within a mosaic pattern much
like ceramic tiles or stone-work patterns sometimes look.
 
Finally, this piece was  completed  on  June  26,  2025 -- following a
"decision" NOT to complete a rather complex piece called  'Integration
I."  'Integration I' required some precise painting for a complex
design  of  my  own  based  on  the "Golden Ratio" -- incorporating 19
circles whose orientartion needed to "fit" perfectly within a 30-60-90
degree background pattern.  The piece  was quite time consuming, so
I decided to store all the materials away for another day!

I was happy with 'Star Mosaic' for  a few reasons.  One of them was it
took a little less than a week to complete -- about 32 hours.  Another
was how the "plan" for the design evolved as I worked  on  it.   There
were  about  5 ideas I had to keep in mind as it all eventially became
more colorfully balanced.