Alzheimer's is an organic mental disorder that affects the elderly. I prepared my background on watercolor paper with nail polish and watercolor paint. I then drew over the face with water color pencil and prisma marker. The right portion of the background is a matt board covered with puzzle pieces and photographs that my parents took over the years. The matt board looked old and antiquated, but to make it more so, I tore away portions of the paper to give a sense of fading away. The brown paint is supposed to be mold or some such bacteria that degrades matter. I feel as if the distance between the deteriorating side and the portrait are to far away from each other and there is too much empty space at the bottom of picture. Overall I like how the composition turned out.
