Who doesn't love Beethoven?  Well, probably lots of people, but whatever.  He was a famous composer, and I hoped that with this tortilla, I would also be famous. Yes, one day, I will be at the top, and this tortilla will take me there.

Here is how I created that tortilla... 

First, I got myself a recording of Beethoven's Ninth Symphony.  Then I memorized  the words.  This required me to learn German, which took a few years.  After I understood what "Freude, schöner Götterfunken, Tochter aus Elysium" meant, I was ready to get started.  I turned on the music, really loud.   At this point, I was in the mood, and began working on the tortilla.

First I mixed a batch of browning sauce and burnt umber acrylic paint. 

The tortilla began with a painting of Beethoven's face on the tortilla.  Just the main features - the eyes, the shadow under the nose, the mouth and chin, and the hair.  I needed enough for people to get an idea of what I was trying to do, but the details and shading nuances would come later.