I have always enjoyed abstract painting. Early in my artistic journey, I strayed from that to explore representational painting. I have been brewing an idea for several years on how to combine both so, about a month ago I began experimenting with this idea. I begin with an abstract background in acrylic and place a representative object on the surface. I then refine the painting in oil. With this particular piece, I decided to add texture using glass beads before applying oil paint on the surface. I also used other acrylic medium such as modeling paste in the first abstract stage.