{"id":31129,"date":"2018-03-24T11:49:38","date_gmt":"2018-03-24T18:49:38","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.thejealouscurator.com\/blog\/?p=31129"},"modified":"2018-03-28T20:50:02","modified_gmt":"2018-03-29T03:50:02","slug":"my-indiana-muse","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.thejealouscurator.com\/blog\/2018\/03\/24\/my-indiana-muse\/","title":{"rendered":"&#8220;my indiana muse&#8221;"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.thejealouscurator.com\/blog\/2018\/03\/23\/my-indiana-muse\/roberttownsend1\/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-31136\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-31136\" src=\"http:\/\/www.thejealouscurator.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/roberttownsend1.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"584\" height=\"636\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.thejealouscurator.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/roberttownsend1.jpg 584w, https:\/\/www.thejealouscurator.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/roberttownsend1-275x300.jpg 275w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 584px) 100vw, 584px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" style=\"border: none;\" src=\"\/\/html5-player.libsyn.com\/embed\/episode\/id\/6403106\/height\/26\/width\/584\/theme\/standard-mini\/autonext\/no\/thumbnail\/no\/autoplay\/no\/preload\/no\/no_addthis\/no\/direction\/backward\/\" width=\"584\" height=\"26\" scrolling=\"no\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>That&#8217;s Helen. She is the inspiration behind a huge, most likely lifelong, painting series, and a beautiful film by American painter <a href=\"https:\/\/www.freecolortv.com\/\">Robert Townsend<\/a>\u00a0<em>{or Bobby, or Rob}<\/em>. The film is titled, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.serenacreative.com\/myindianamuse\"><em>&#8220;My Indiana Muse&#8221;<\/em><\/a><em>.<\/em>.. perfect, as Helen basically screams MUSE. I loved every second of this hour and half long episode&#8230; Rob&#8217;s paintings {yes, paintings} are insane. He is a self-taught, funny, modest, artistic genius as far as I can tell. Also, he loves donuts, so clearly we&#8217;re going to be friends.<\/p>\n<p>First up, his watercolors from a few years ago. WATER. COLORS. I mean, I don&#8217;t even know:<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.thejealouscurator.com\/blog\/2018\/03\/23\/my-indiana-muse\/roberttownsend_watercolor\/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-31144\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-31144\" src=\"http:\/\/www.thejealouscurator.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/roberttownsend_watercolor.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"584\" height=\"1986\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.thejealouscurator.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/roberttownsend_watercolor.jpg 584w, https:\/\/www.thejealouscurator.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/roberttownsend_watercolor-88x300.jpg 88w, https:\/\/www.thejealouscurator.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/roberttownsend_watercolor-301x1024.jpg 301w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 584px) 100vw, 584px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>What the?! Ok, that&#8217;s insane. And on that note, the first painting in the &#8220;Helen&#8221; series, back when Robert had named her &#8220;Kay&#8221;:<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.thejealouscurator.com\/blog\/2018\/03\/23\/my-indiana-muse\/roberttownsend2\/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-31137\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-31137\" src=\"http:\/\/www.thejealouscurator.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/roberttownsend2.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"584\" height=\"1298\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.thejealouscurator.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/roberttownsend2.jpg 584w, https:\/\/www.thejealouscurator.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/roberttownsend2-135x300.jpg 135w, https:\/\/www.thejealouscurator.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/roberttownsend2-461x1024.jpg 461w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 584px) 100vw, 584px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>This was the piece he had titled &#8220;Kay and Patty&#8221;, before he found the slide with Helen wearing a name tag!<\/p>\n<p>And, here are Helen and Roy on one of their many road trips, in matching outfits no less:<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.thejealouscurator.com\/blog\/2018\/03\/23\/my-indiana-muse\/roberttownsend3\/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-31138\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-31138\" src=\"http:\/\/www.thejealouscurator.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/roberttownsend3.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"584\" height=\"2543\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.thejealouscurator.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/roberttownsend3.jpg 584w, https:\/\/www.thejealouscurator.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/roberttownsend3-69x300.jpg 69w, https:\/\/www.thejealouscurator.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/roberttownsend3-235x1024.jpg 235w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 584px) 100vw, 584px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Hooray for pink pants! Looking good, Roy. ps. these are actually Rob&#8217;s paintings, NOT the original photographs. Crazy, right?<\/p>\n<p>Now, for some people, painting the images would be enough. Rob is not one of those people. The film begins with him heading out onto the road to track down some of Helen&#8217;s fabulous mid-century destinations:<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.thejealouscurator.com\/blog\/2018\/03\/23\/my-indiana-muse\/roberttownsend4\/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-31139\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-31139\" src=\"http:\/\/www.thejealouscurator.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/roberttownsend4.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"584\" height=\"1468\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.thejealouscurator.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/roberttownsend4.jpg 584w, https:\/\/www.thejealouscurator.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/roberttownsend4-119x300.jpg 119w, https:\/\/www.thejealouscurator.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/roberttownsend4-407x1024.jpg 407w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 584px) 100vw, 584px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Note the orange\/mud layer he uses for underpainting his large-scale oil paintings &#8230; it certainly does lend a warmth to Helen and her crew. Speaking of warmth&#8230; HAWAII! This is the painting Rob was working on throughout <a href=\"https:\/\/www.serenacreative.com\/myindianamuse\"><em>&#8220;My Indiana Muse&#8221;<\/em><\/a>:<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.thejealouscurator.com\/blog\/2018\/03\/23\/my-indiana-muse\/roberttownsend5\/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-31140\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-31140\" src=\"http:\/\/www.thejealouscurator.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/roberttownsend5.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"584\" height=\"3010\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.thejealouscurator.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/roberttownsend5.jpg 584w, https:\/\/www.thejealouscurator.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/roberttownsend5-58x300.jpg 58w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 584px) 100vw, 584px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Note Roy&#8217;s Hawaiian shirt above. That took Robert six days to paint. SIX. DAYS.<\/p>\n<p>I really do think Helen and Rob are kindred spirits, even though they never met. They certainly both love road trips:<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.thejealouscurator.com\/blog\/2018\/03\/23\/my-indiana-muse\/roberttownsend6\/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-31141\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-31141\" src=\"http:\/\/www.thejealouscurator.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/roberttownsend6.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"584\" height=\"2284\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.thejealouscurator.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/roberttownsend6.jpg 584w, https:\/\/www.thejealouscurator.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/roberttownsend6-77x300.jpg 77w, https:\/\/www.thejealouscurator.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/roberttownsend6-262x1024.jpg 262w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 584px) 100vw, 584px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>How cool is that! He went where Helen went &#8230;\u00a0\u2665\u00a0 \u00a0I wish they could&#8217;ve gone on a trip together. I have a feeling they would have stopped here to buy a postcard and a slice of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.freecolortv.com\/paintings?lightbox=image1gw1\"><em>&#8220;World Famous Cheesecake&#8221;<\/em><\/a>:<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.thejealouscurator.com\/blog\/2018\/03\/23\/my-indiana-muse\/roberttownsend8\/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-31142\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-31142\" src=\"http:\/\/www.thejealouscurator.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/roberttownsend8.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"584\" height=\"412\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.thejealouscurator.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/roberttownsend8.jpg 584w, https:\/\/www.thejealouscurator.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/roberttownsend8-300x212.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 584px) 100vw, 584px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>I double-checked with Robert, and this is actually an oil painting, not a watercolor &#8211; thank goodness because that would&#8217;ve broken my brain.<\/p>\n<p>And finally, a peek at <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=EbBWyFwFE-o&amp;t=4s\">the trailer<\/a> <em>{and one of the posters}<\/em> for this lovely ode to a mystery woman &#8230; who is now more like family:<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.thejealouscurator.com\/blog\/2018\/03\/23\/my-indiana-muse\/roberttownsend9\/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-31143\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-31143\" src=\"http:\/\/www.thejealouscurator.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/roberttownsend9.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"584\" height=\"800\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.thejealouscurator.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/roberttownsend9.jpg 584w, https:\/\/www.thejealouscurator.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/roberttownsend9-219x300.jpg 219w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 584px) 100vw, 584px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/EbBWyFwFE-o?rel=0\" width=\"584\" height=\"328\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>Beautiful. If you can see this film at one of the many <a href=\"https:\/\/www.serenacreative.com\/myindianamuse\">film festivals<\/a> it&#8217;s part of, please do&#8230; it&#8217;s just so lovely. Gigantic thanks to Rob for taking so much time to answer all of my questions;\u00a0thanks to\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.saatchiart.com\/\">Saatchi Art<\/a>\u00a0for supporting the episode; and thank YOU for listening. There will be more <em>Art For Your Ear<\/em> next weekend.<\/p>\n<p><em>Other links:<\/em><\/p>\n<ol>\n<li><em><a href=\"https:\/\/www.serenacreative.com\/myindianamuse\">&#8220;My Indiana Muse&#8221;<\/a><\/em><\/li>\n<li><em><a href=\"https:\/\/www.serenacreative.com\/myindianamuse\">Film Festival Schedule: <strong>Up next Beverly Hills, Phoenix, Palm Springs, Florida, New York&#8230;<\/strong><\/a><\/em><\/li>\n<li><em><a href=\"https:\/\/www.serenacreative.com\/about\/\">Film Makers: Ric &amp; Jen Serena<\/a><\/em><\/li>\n<li><em>Original Score by <a href=\"http:\/\/www.emotomusic.com\/about\/talent\/paul-bessenbacher\/\">Paul Bessenbacher<\/a> &amp; Matt Bowen<\/em><\/li>\n<li><em><a href=\"http:\/\/www.altamiraart.com\/exhibitions\/167\/overview\/\">Rob&#8217;s show in April at Altamira Fine Art, Scottsdale AZ<\/a><\/em><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>That&#8217;s Helen. She is the inspiration behind a huge, most likely lifelong, painting series, and a beautiful film by American painter Robert Townsend\u00a0{or Bobby, or Rob}. The film is titled, &#8220;My Indiana Muse&#8221;&#8230; perfect, as Helen basically screams MUSE. I loved every second of this hour and half long episode&#8230; Rob&#8217;s paintings {yes, paintings} are [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[766,3,533,7],"tags":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.thejealouscurator.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/31129"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.thejealouscurator.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.thejealouscurator.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.thejealouscurator.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.thejealouscurator.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=31129"}],"version-history":[{"count":16,"href":"https:\/\/www.thejealouscurator.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/31129\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":31169,"href":"https:\/\/www.thejealouscurator.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/31129\/revisions\/31169"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.thejealouscurator.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=31129"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.thejealouscurator.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=31129"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.thejealouscurator.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=31129"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}