David Hockney's Snails Space is a larger-than-life work with vari-lites which create a bold and dramatic landscape gradually shifting color over time. The painting starts at the top of the wall and then melts down onto the floor in an abstract manner. In Painting the Floor—a phrase Hockney used in the description of his work—I explored the idea of having one musical idea gradually shifting in color and orchestration throughout the piece creating a sort of theme and variations.