Pluto (Center of Your Universe)

Acrylic on Wood Panel

Pluto is based on several things including The Fool card in the major arcana of tarot, ballet, and an episode of Bluey titled "Sleepy Time"

My idea for Pluto started about a year ago, when I drew a cat with the solar system suspended around her while she danced. I did ballet as a kid and loved to twirl about

Pluto never left me. I've always been quite fond of cats and have pictured myself as one for a while. Pluto is me. Me as a child dancing around trying for my mother's attention

I felt as though painting her was the only way to do her justice and give her the spotlight she so desperately deserved and wanted. Even if it was only for the audience of her mother