This began as a commission with a repeating motif of initials done in silver gutta outliner. Before painting the colours I noticed that the border was smudged near one corner. I started the commission with a fresh scarf and was going to throw this one away, but then I had an idea to disguise the smudge in a light grey border and to disguise the initials in an abstract pattern. The pattern just built itself without any clear design at the outset. It was just a doodle. And then a friend came into my studio and wanted to buy it!