The entire meaning of the painting and its title can be read based on which word is emphasized. For example: THIS is our house now. This IS our house now. This is OUR house now. The house is an exploration of my body in a somewhat tidy and structured manner with aesthetically pleasing colors and grotesque mysteries. Included are references to my late Finnish immigrant grandmother’s sauna and the crumbling and overgrown foundation of an old outbuilding I used to play in. The stove is missing, the temporary shelves become permanent due to inertia, the fireplace is a portal to abstraction