The Octopus Box #171

The Octopus Box #171

seagull blood, squid ink, and chalk on cliff face

c. 1631

When compared to Little Bastard Escaping (1675) (see picture below), The Octopus Box #171 (1631) (left) makes it easy to see how Fluvio's use of color progressed in an ever-decreasing capacity toward his stated goal of eventually using only The One True Color. It is also easy to see how some elements remained a constant theme, barely changed over a 44 year span. Unfortunately for Fluvio, the Duchess of Florgnord was fond of seagulls and had him committed to the St. Avian Asylum for the Psychologically Troubled where he would while away 21 of his better years.