Studies and compositions for finished pieces reveal the artist’s mind at work.40 artists from Brooklyn, Washington and Richmond contribute these “blueprints” which otherwise might never be seen beyond the confines of the studio. Ranging from five-minute sketches on notebook paper to finely-worked images on canvas, they illustrate that the creative process can evolve in many interesting and different ways.Whether pure abstraction or photorealistic drawing, each work represent the backbone of what is to come. Guest Curator Brian Hubble says many of the works speak of , "destructive beauty, wastefulness, chicanery".