Born and raised in Tornado Alley, the force and power of the elements made a lasting impression on the artist. O'Neil's work is quite simply a study in the sublime, rendering a Nature that is as awful as it is awesome. That terror and beauty is captured in the intensity of this storm as amplified by O'Neil's battering pointillist mark.

Paul Benedict was "the number painter" on Sesame street, and the title of this work harkens back to that role. On Sesame street his role was to help educate children. The skits in each of the films followed the same basic format. The Painter announces that he is going to paint a specific number, all while scouting out a suitable location to engage in said activity; he would then pull a model of that number from his smock to emphasize its shape to the viewers. While this work contains "No Numbers" it is reminiscent of the locations visited.