Every change brings gain and loss. Something is gained and something is lost, and the actor responsible for the change hopes for net good.
Making changes to a physical artwork is not like working in software; there is no Undo in an oil painting. Once a thing is changed, what it was is gone.
In this painting, the changes have been accompanied by excitement and anxiety. I think I have improved it over the 1986 version, but it has become a much different kind of image altogether. I tried to retain its original exuberance and acknowledge its original structure, even while I was aware of its new, sophisticated handlings and its new emphasis on unified perspective.