Wallace Wood: Against the Grain, part 43 If problems arose, Wood’s solution was simply to return to the drawing board where all energy, positive or negative, was translated to the page. It may be that when all of the speculation on his psychological make-up has come and gone, the solution to the riddle of Wallace Wood was perceived most clearly by Will Elder: “There was a quiet warmth about Wally that I liked. Wally was very unpretentious. He actually projected himself through his work. He worked extremely hard to be recognized for what he was. I felt that Wally could only exemplify himself through his art. There was a need of showing his sensitivity through his work, since I don’t think Wally had the personality to show it any other way. It was a complex, and I think Wally was full of complexes. But due to those complexes, Wally turned out to be a master at what he does. He’s a tremendous talent. A very gifted guy.”  ¶ 8:31 PM