Tanner begins his paintings by defining parameters that will guide his process. These parameters contain a rough order of operations, color palette, scale ratio, and a list of disruptions that are randomized. These disruptions create a level of unpredictability and a pattern of anticipation as response emerges. As Tanner describes, this allows him to alternate between intention and disruption until he decides that a painting is complete. Built one layer at a time, each focuses on a single color, method of mark making, or shape. Individual decisions compound and build upon one another, increasing in complexity. For Tanner, a painting really comes to light only when these decisions and disruptions coalesce into a composition that becomes more than the sum of its parts, and when his mind and materials come to rest at the same moment…