Most dictionaries make obsession out to be a bad thing. Some definitions are:

1. A compulsive preoccupation with an idea… often accompanied by symptoms of anxiety.

2. A compulsive, often unreasonable idea or emotion.

There are many bad things I could obsess about. But I think obsessions can be good, like this definition describes: “an idea that preoccupies the mind and holds the attention”.

Since I am an obsessive type I decided it’s better to obsess about good things than bad. That’s why I chose Santo as my hero to help me in the battle with obsession.

When I thought about all the monsters a Mexican superhero wrestler could defeat in the world I thought the worst evil monster is the part of my brain that obsesses about bad things. That’s why I did this painting Santo vs. “El Brainiac”, Cerebro Del Mal (Santo vs. “The Brainiac”, the Evil Brain).

But that wasn’t really enough for me and I had to remember the wrestling greats like the Iron Sheik, Rowdy Roddie Piper, Chief Jay Strongbow, and Salvatore Bellomo.

But that wasn’t really enough either as you can see…

I love obsession!

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