☕️ Caffè Greco, opened in 1760, is the oldest bar in Rome and for more than two and a half centuries has served as a gathering place for writers, politicians, and artists - As well as an artists muse 🎨

1) Tahir Salahov, 2002
2) Ludwig Passini, watercolor, 1856
3) Renato Gattuso, 1976
4) Viktor Ivanov, oil, 1974

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“Muse on Rocket”, 11x14”, watercolor and pearlescent watercolor on cotton.

Last month I ran across the painting “Muse on Pegasus” by Odilon Redon. I loved the explosion of colors, and that the figure of the Muse was only roughly detailed. I thought two things to myself. 1) “hey, that figure is only roughly sketched in, I could manage THAT.” 2) “If I was painting a Muse, she’d be flying on a rocket.”

You see where this is going, I’m sure.

I also thought it would be fun to paint things that influence me and my work, little vague references, in the background. Things like Star Wars, Studio Ghibli… Sailor Moon. 🤷🏼‍♀️ I’m finding this one harder to share, because it’s personal, and because I’ve been shamed for liking the things I like, by people no longer part of my world. So it seems, if anything, MORE important to share this, as much as I’m struggling internally to hit the button and do so.

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