The creation of this composition was automatic and relied on intuition and the expression of thought and feeling. A bare skeleton has been drawn up with oil pastel before a series of thick slashes of palette knifed oil paint and turpentine washes have been applied. The dripped effect created from the process of applying washes and glazes, along with the swathes of canvas left raw and unpainted creates a discordant mix of the melancholic and nostalgic.