The Process: Going from the two-dimensional painting to a three-dimensional modelwas not an easy task. I began by analizing the picture for several hours, or should I say staring at the picture blankly trying to figure out where I wanted to go with it. I decided I needed some inspiration. I began by doing some research on Mondrian. I wanted to understand his process in making the picture.

I read Mondrian's article, "Plastic Art and Pure Plastic Art," from Art in Theory and read about him in the book, The History of Modern Art. I discovered that after moving to New York in 1940, Mondrian became inspired by the city and America's Jazz Music. Upon learning this information , I decided that I too would look to these sources for inspiration. New York City was a little out of my reach, however, so I was left with the Jazz music for inspiration. I turned to Thelonous Monk - Straight, No Chaser and Peterson/ Pass/ Pederson - The Trio.

From there I began looking at the painting in several different ways. I saw a certain structure to it. At the base of the painting were the horizontal and vertical yellow lines. To me these lines represented a sort of grid of New York City and Jazz music. On top of that were the various squares of red, blue and grey. They have different depths and dimensions, yet they flow on the yellow lines forming a certian rhythm. The squares seem to be pulsating off the page.