Relax Listen & Follow your Dreams (Tribute to Wilby Fletcher, Jr.)

A luminous, dreamlike scene unfolds against a velvet field of stars and nebulae. Dominating the composition is a large, portrait of the great Wilby Fletcher, Jr. whose gaze is steady and thoughtful; his face is rendered with warm, painterly detail and framed by long, textured dreads. Light seems to pool around his features, giving them a molten, almost sculpted quality that blends into the surrounding cosmic glow.

Below and to one side, a smaller, childlike figure sits cross-legged on a blossoming lotus or crystalline flower, holding the cover of a Miles Davis LP. Energetic ribbons of color — neon pinks, electric blues, and glowing greens — spiral out from the cover, suggesting that whatever the figure hears - it is birthing thoughts, visions, constellations and sparkles. The LP cover itself catches the eye & radiates as if holding a private universe.

To the right, bold, graffiti-like lettering floats in the middle distance; the words appear to read “Relax and Listen, Follow your Dreams” painted in a sunshiny mix of gold and aquamarine. Near that text, a small, jewel-toned transparent dove hovers in mid-flight, wings a blur of light, adding a note of delicate motion and wonder.