J. Muse
J. Muse, a visual artist based in Los Angeles, began a career in art just three years ago. The Florida native, whose wife is also an artist, says she got so inspired watching her wife paint that she decided to explore her own talents. “I would study her process from beginning to end,” Muse explains. “One day she saw that I was very attentive to her craft, and she decided to teach me.” At that point, Muse committed herself to “practicing and gathering all of my ideas to create the imagery that floated in my mind.” “Over time,” she says, “I developed my style of painting as pop realism using bold colors and unique blending techniques.” Her first publicly-shown painting was a portrait of Michelle Obama in October 2016, which was featured in The Huffington Post. And now she has even bigger plans: “After battling homelessness and overcoming obstacles on my journey, I have learned that I am unstoppable,” she says. “My wife and I are planning our first art exhibit together this year in Los Angeles, so my goal is to continue to create art with what I feel. I want to inspire others to be true to themselves. Utilize your creativity to build a future that guarantees happiness within yourself while doing what you love.” —SLO
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