1.   And while the painting seems secure for now, Lieutenant Jordan has considered the possibilities.

2.   But certain paintings do seem to go in and out of fashion, he said.

3.   But his use of bold, bright colors and energetic compositions made his paintings seem as much playful as tormented.

4.   In other instances the painting seems to take over completely.

5.   Lately, Jones embarks on mental retrospectives in which the paintings seem to be dear friends from his hearth.

6.   Over and over, you come up with a start as a painting seems more exquisite than you had imagined.

7.   The addition of stronger colors makes the paintings seem more obvious and cloying.

8.   The paintings actually seemed to glow.

9.   The paintings seem almost abstract, but in reality they are meticulously precise and naturally luscious to look at.

10.   Then, the painting seemed to have vanished.