Through exploration and discovery Rick Johns’ paintings evolve through trial and error. Not knowing the endgame, that adventure is an exciting and sometimes frustrating challenge for him. As the paintings develop, he finds value in the insignificant and unintended marks and gestures. Alone they are nothing, but together in a context they become meaningful, something with purpose. They are part of a history and a larger whole that exists in a fluid balance. Each painting creates a world within itself that talks about process, time, randomness and the delicate order and balance in which they exist.