muse

Every girl I know (ok, slight exaggeration, but pressing on) has at some point in her life had a picture/poster of a model or celebrity on her walls. The artsy ones go for collages, some like movie posters, and SO many college freshman have the obligatory Audrey Hepburn pictures. I don't mean to sound derisive - I did it myself, mostly with fashion ads with photography I liked.

I think it may even be a good thing to have a "muse", but of course, both the subject matter and intent are what determines its "goodness". Girls can put up pictures of Marilyn because they want to remember to have fun and to emulate that seemingly constant, radiant smile and confidence...or they can post it up to hold themselves to a standard that they think everyone considers "hot", and they feel they can't reach. [The quotation marks mean no disrespect...Marilyn was the bombshell...but you get my drift.] Like you have pictures of you and your mother, friends, people you love, I think there is no harm in having pictures of people who possess some quality you admire, as long as that is rightly ordered. And mom always wins. Just saying.

All of this is to say in a very roundabout way, that Emma Watson is the "muse" of an artist's new exhibit in London - and it's lovely. From what little is apparent through the distortion of fame and media, she seems to be a poised, mature, and obviously beautiful lady. And the artist's style is right up my alley. [And you all already know that I think she's just the best, to be a little less restrained.]





I want to have this one for myself...forget all of my defense of her as a person - this is just a gorgeous painting:




I want it a lot a lot.