Behold my ‘Self Portrait after Watteau, painted in January 2025-my personal reimagining of Watteau’s theatrical elegance through my Fauvist lens. My canvas speaks in vibrant blues, yellows, and greens, weaving a central figure, artist’s self portrait in a white costume with a ruffled collar, surrounded by abstracted forms as seen on the original, like a dynamic ensemble of faces at the base. This is my voice: unapologetic, original, and rooted in my personal journey as an artist, creating far from the art hubs. I poured months into this, sketching Watteau’s drama into my own narrative of color and emotion. To see a strikingly similar piece emerge elsewhere, on an just announced art show–well, as Oscar Wilde might say, imitation may be flattery, but true genius creates where others only echo. l’ll let my work speak for itself. Available as a fine art print on Artfully Walls.
