Washes: Fluff in the Brain (2004)

Fluff in the Brain (2004) reminds me of a building with some wall advertisements, painted with dreamy hope and fresh capitol, now weathered.

Starting with David Nagel's chalk, charcoal and crayon Photoshop brushes (series 2 & series 13), I brushed a series of layers that merged (Layer 1) into a warm stucco wall which is losing control of its painted surface.

(Layer 2) gives an idea as to the original wall color. To show that rain & sun were effective in wearing away the paint, brushes (series 8) of purples, greens and pinks disguise, but do not destroy the sense of a center (Layer 3). A few more brush strokes around the edges completes this 9 foot x 6 foot wall of color.

Fluff in the Brain (2004)

It is human nature to apply a "meaning" to what we see. On a canvas - A face..a horse..dark things. Voila! Napoleon Bonaparte inspecting his troops.

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Washes are meant as an assault of color on your senses...
a physical distraction.
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Of course, I see a young woman holding her child, while her alter ego is looking towards...Wait - it's a young dolphin emerging from the water on a cloudy day at sunset with some seaweed attached to... No it's... No not that... Wait... It's - it's... It's a floral bouquet of human emotions forever trailing into...Nah - A nostalgic representation of human achivement among the falling embers of moral decay. "Yeah...that's the ticket" (Jon Lovitiz, Saturday Night Live).