14. Carnival, 2002 Acrylic on canvas, 60 x 36

"Accident and improvisation in art seem random only if observed superficially. If the results are aesthetically understood the artist is able to develop, manipulate and construct art from its results. An instantaneous and profound response to accident and improvisation can only come about with a deep connection to one's creative imagination. With this connection the artist becomes an instrument of creative construction. The artist is then able to achieve a powerful communication through image."

13. Momentum, 2003 Oil on canvas 24 x 30

3. Escaping Energy, 2003 Acrylic on canvas, 18 x 24

11. Emergence, 2002 Acrylic on Canvas, 30 x 40

"The comparison between important elements of music and art such as balance, tone, rhythm, harmony and style describe an incomplete truth. The similarity between the two reside in the depth and scope of our own internal engagement with the aural and the visual."

5. Winter Ballad, 2002 Mixed media on canvas, 40 x 30

"Music makes use of the fourth dimension, "time." Time is the communicator and definer of music's existence. A visual image can be fully looked at instantly, but not necessarily seen. This is why music can have more immediate emotional impact on the listener, while art must be translated and personally recreated by the observer. Music, by its nature of gradual unfolding in time, forces the listener to follow its creation with the important necessity of memory."

6. Belted Cosmos, 2003 Mixed media on canvas, 40 x 30

9. New Year's Eve, 2002 Acrylic on Canvas, 20 x 16

"Sound and image both play on our human instrument resonating on and in it. These arts feed on our collective and individual souls."

--David Tobey