Broadening his practice to include drawing and painting furthered his investigations into the relationship between image and spectator.Exploring topics like cults, alienation, and technology, Mitchell began to wonder how or why we believe in certain imagery. He is interested in one’s ability to view a photograph and believe that it reflects an honest truth. This subject matter became the theme for this body of work, and the act of painting from photography an opportunity to build on the idea of interpretation and perception.