Tornade 1966

Salvador Dalí made this watercolor and ink drawing called ‘Tornade’ and I love the looseness of it. You can almost see him thinking with the brush, right? The colors are so delicate, all soft blues, pinks, and oranges that swirl together like a dream. I imagine Dalí, with his extravagant mustache, hunched over the paper, letting his mind wander, and his hand just following along. Look at the tornado itself—it's like a spiraling thought, capturing the energy of the subconscious. Those little figures at the bottom? Maybe they're his family, or maybe they're us, caught in the whirlwind of his imagination. It reminds me of other artists who dared to be strange and personal, like Leonora Carrington. They’re both reaching for something beyond the surface, something that painting can uniquely access. It's this ongoing conversation that artists have across time, inspiring each other to be brave, to be weird, and to trust the journey of painting.