It is my intention, in this evaluation of my paintings, to serve dual purposes: the partial fulfillment of the requirements of the requirements for a Master of Arts degree, and a better understanding of my work and myself as a painter. The latter, I hope to achieve through this retrospective analysis of work done a t the intuitive, as well as the conscious level. Before one evaluates his paintings, perhaps he should first state his understanding of the creative process through which these paintings came into being. This process, to me, is the result of one's search for self-expression; a means through which he may put down in paint his philosophies, feelings, and ideas about life. / "February, 1957." / Typescript. / "Submitted to the Graduate Council of Florida State University in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the degree of Master of Arts." / Includes bibliographical references (leaf 46).