The Only Prescription Painting

Somehow, the television show Saturday Night Live took a lowly old cowbell and turned it into a pop culture phenomenon. The famous skit imagines a studio session with the band Blue Oyster Cult recording their hit song "(Don’t Fear) The Reaper." Christopher Walken is “rock legend" Bruce Dickinson (“The cock of the walk, baby!”) and singles out the little-used percussion instrument played by Will Ferrell. Hilarity ensues as he urges the band to highlight the cowbell in their song. Now the script was funny. And Walken and the other actors nailed their performances. But what is most interesting to me is that Ferrell and playwright Donnell Campbell, who co-wrote the sketch, had to notice the cowbell in the original song by Blue Oyster Cult. They noticed something most people didn’t and saw an opportunity. Of course antique stores and resale shops do the exact same things.  And people who buy and flip “fixer uppers?” Where most people see a dilapidated lost cause, they see a tidy profit and a future feature in a glossy magazine.  The most successful people see opportunities that others miss. I’d argue that it’s not a talent. It’s a habit. Most of the time, the difference between success and failure is determined by what we decide to see. We need you to look at the world as a child would, with big dreams, boundless optimism and a vision of what's possible. We need you to see through new eyes and find the opportunity that is right under your nose. We need more cowbell.

Painting:Oil on Canvas

Original:One-of-a-kind Artwork

Size:12 W x 12 H x 1.5 D in

Delivery Time:Typically 5-7 business days for domestic shipments, 10-14 business days for international shipments.