A senior executive by day, Michael deftly navigates the professional realm of research, strategy, meetings and more, all bound by hard and fast deadlines and slick mobile devices. But when the workday ends, so does the corporate mindset. And the only structure to speak of is an easel. For Michael, painting is a break from the planned and programmed. It's about mood and instinct. Visualizing a space and letting inspiration dictate how to fill it. There are no rules or conventions. No bounds and barriers. It's simply form, color and intuition coming together at a moment. That spontaneity and freedom inform his work with a lightness and purity that can be perceived almost immediately. Of course, Michael didn't come to his craft without study. He learned the rules in order to bend them. Mich