Me Me Me. It's all about me.

Several people have told me that the Bearded Lady, Annie Jones from my book Who put the B in the Ballyhoo? looks like me. I like those people. She is obviously quite a vixen.

Other people have said I look like my unflattering portrayal of Anne Boleyn from The Raucous Royals. I don't like those people as much.

And when my husband first saw the image of Babe Ruth, (The Fat Lady), he said that she looked just like me. I didn't speak to him for days.

But he was right. She does look like me. In fact, every face I paint looks a little like me. I paint me everywhere. Sheeeesh... I must be one of those narcissistic crazies. 

Or maybe all artists paint themselves in portraits? And I found this GREAT site (The artscholar.org)  to proove it.

Below is Titian's portrayal of Pope Paul III. They could be twins.

Did Van Eyck marry his sister? I doubt it.

And this is why art scholars who say the Mona Lisa is a self-portrait are just not getting it.

There is also a section on the site that has different portraits of Napoleon. Every artist made Napoleon look just a little like the artist. What do you think?

Sources:

Art from Who put the B in the Ballyhoo? and The Raucous Royals

Portrait comparisons from the Art Scholar

Happy Birthday Napoleon!..a dancing Elmo was the best I could do

Today marks the birthday of Napoleon Bonaparte. Later this week, I will be guest blogging at Enchanted by Josephine on the teenage girl that won Napoleon’s heart at St. Helena – Betsy Balcombe. In the meantime, head over to My Napoleon Obsession for a special birthday post.

Why does Napoleon have Elmo's body?
I have been trying to honor Boney’s B-day by giving my 20 month old a reenactment of Napoleon’s life. So far, the best casting I have found is Elmo as Napoleon (he moves when you press his hand and Napoleon’s should never sit still) and Dora the Explorer as Josephine. (if only Dora had Josephine’s fashion sense). She enjoyed my little play until Marie Louise (played by a stuffed cow) kicked Dora off her plastic, purple throne and stole Elmo away. But alas....you are never too young to enjoy a good love story. When she gets old enough, I will give her Sandra Gulland’s Josephine trilogies. Let’s just hope I have not ruined it for her by then.