From a review of the original exhibition where "Dust Off" was shown in Kansas City by Dr. David Cateforis, this painting was singled out: "Exceptional among the paintings is “Dust Off,” which, rather than a dense allover composition, presents an open array of vertical streaks and gobs of sticky black and white that seem to rise against a thinly brushed background of dusky violet, conjuring an ascending host of unidentified life forms. This ravishing picture is among Brinsfield’s finest creations and a highlight of this exhilarating exhibition, which no one in Kansas City who cares about contemporary painting should miss."