When I allow initial paint strokes to show themselves until an idea emerges, it's not an oscillation between intention and recognition.  It's just a starting framework for a painting.

Harry T. Burleigh was initially inspired to sketch as a youngster when he saw the uniqueness in the designs on record album covers. Several years later, he attended his first art class as a junior in high school, where his teacher saw that he had a developing talent and encouraged him keep sharpening his skills. Many of these skills he sharpened in the margins of his notebooks during chemistry class.