The artwork depicts a surreal scene with a faceless yellow figure seated at a purple table. The figure's head is an empty, hollow cylinder, and its hand is resting against its face in a contemplative manner. It holds a green bottle in the other hand. On the table, there is a yellow bowl (symbolic of the top of the skull removed) and a Dalí-esque melting clock draped over the edge. The background includes a brightly colored blue wall and an open window showing a city skyline against a vivid orange and yellow sunset sky. A yellow orb (symbolic of the figures brain) floats near the figure's head, enhancing the dreamlike atmosphere of the painting. The overall composition combines surreal elements with bold, contrasting colors.

This painting represents addiction and the destructive process of self-medicating with alcohol or drugs. Painful feelings are difficult to process.
Addictions work temporarily to deny or avoid acknowledging painful feelings by numbing the brain and disconnecting the awareness of emotional pain.
Self-medicating is an unproductive, unhealthy, destructive coping mechanism that never permits effective acknowledgement or processing of the underlying feelings. The brain is injured by chronic abuse, like having a frontal lobotomy. Meanwhile, the melting Daliesque clock depicts time ticking away, as the anonymous individual avoids the opportunity for emotional healing
and recovery.
This painting was inspired by my frustration and heartbreak over my brother and sisters’ self-destructive addictions. Andrew and Dana each died prematurely from the combined effects of drug abuse, cigarette smoking, and compulsive eating disorders.