What Language Does An Artist Speak?

It’s like liver and onions. Loved by some, hated by others. Abstract art has its fans and its detractors. Call it non-representational or object-free art. It does not matter. Abstraction distances itself from objective referents. It means, in visual terms, creating an image away from any literal, representational reference points. I consider myself arty-dextrous. ( I made that term up) I enjoy a variety of art styles. I can find joy in an Impressionist landscape, a Surrealist portrait, or a Cubist still life, but most often I lean towards Abstraction. It pulls me in. It makes me wonder. It tells me stories. It challenges me.