In his latest paintings Samson expresses the essential form rather than the realistic appearance of that which inspired the painting. His visual depictions use simplified ways of representing objects or scenes that do not attempt a full, precise and accurate representation of their visual appearance, preferring an attractive or expressive overall depiction. His decorative generalization of objects by means of various conventional techniques, including the simplification of line, form, and relationships of space and color, reduces visual perception to constructs of pattern in line, surface elaboration and flattened space.