Much like the Of Heaven and Earth Series, the Levels Series of Freed paintings project paint out into the three-dimensional world.  Each painting in the series possesses physical depth, volume, and dimension, but is expressed in a different way.  As where the paintings in the Of Heaven and Earth Series are made up of geometric shapes, the Levels Series paintings are explorations of paint/color combinations floating in space at varying levels/distances from the wall, playing off one another to create larger unified compositions. 

Walking around a Levels Series painting is disorienting.  You would think that by standing in front of the painting the composition would come together, but it doesn’t.  By projecting paint out into space at varying levels/distances, geometry subtly imposes itself creating a situation where there is no spot from which to view the painting as a cohesive whole.  This is unsatisfying and creates discomfort, which I welcome.  Add the natural element of shadow to that and the paintings become confusing visual experiences.  When I originally conceived of and created my first “freed” paintings twenty-five years ago I did not consider the part that shadow would play in the work.  Now, with that experience, I intentionally use the subtle effects of geometry and shadow to create compositions that are visually and experientially unsettling, which I think accentuates their freshness.

The Levels Series of Freed paintings are yet another innovation afforded by the Freed Painting process, a way of exploring and expanding the discipline of Fine Art Painting in new and exciting ways.