This painting began as a few characters on a cheap piece of poster board in 2007. I was painting for the first time since the ‘80s. Then I stopped.

Then, when the pandemic hit, I picked up my brushes again and returned to this. I added a few more characters, then a few more. And then, like the old Fabergé shampoo commercial about the person who told two friends, it became “and so on, and so on, and so on…”

This painting perfectly captures the garbage that occupies my brain. All the crap I consumed as a child — TV shows, commercials, movies, junk food — is still in there, taking up space. Decades later, I cannot walk by a bottle of Palmolive without thinking, “You’re soaking in it.” So I created a border of typewritten advertising slogans to complement the painting.

I ended up with cultural icons spanning more than half a century. How many can you guess? Get this painting and entertain your friends! It’s fun for the whole family! Guess the most, and you can win a NEW CAR!

Acrylic on paper. Measures 26” x 33”.