I had to share this sensitively wistful, lovely portrait of eighteen year old Frankenstein author, Mary Shelley, painted by my friend and frequent collaborator, Diana Leto.
I love how Diana has made the lightning a part of Mary herself. Indeed, the fiery sparks appear to be emanating directly from her. Placing quill to parchment, she is about to write:
"It was on a dreary night of November that I beheld the accomplishment of my toils..."
And, thus, she changed the world forever.
Mary Shelley practically made me creatively, bit by bit, just as she stitched together her undying Monster. I would not be the writer, nor the man I am, without her haunting influence.
Thanks, Diana.
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Artwork © Diana Leto
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