The painted word series comprise a number of digital images that are the result of a collaboration between two people. The collaboration may be thought of as a kind of game, rather like tennis in certain procedural aspects.

As in tennis, the painted word game is initiated when one player "serves" i.e. sends the other an image. The other player responds by "returning serve" i.e. modifying the image and sending it back. Play continues until the image is deemed to be complete.

There are no other rules. This fact may give some clue as to the entirely objectionable nature of some of the resulting images.