This painting of a ginormous wave, titled "Magnitude," happened like an unexpected slice of birthday cake in the middle of a low-carb diet. I was plugging along with my Easter-egg pastels on my "Visual Valium" landscapes, not too happy, not too frustrated. Just "comfortably numb," as Pink Floyd would say. Then Bill at Losina Art Center, where I was painting, said, "Let's take some video of you painting." My eyes suddenly gleamed with an exhibitionist's anticipation. I quickly

Believe it or not, I created this piece ("Not a Holiday Inn Landscape," 36 x 48) immediately after finishing the "Psycho" painting and the New Orleans night scene. Will the real Shelby Marzoni please stand up! Seriously! Actually, all of these pieces were created by Shelby Marzoni in various moods, for various purposes. This painting is the first in a deliberate descent down a rabbit hole that I call "Visual Valium." Visual Valium is a challenge I created for myself following