“A madonna and child enthroned in a meadow of golden daisies, their sere…”

“The Madonna’s serenity is too saccharine, lacking the dangerous decadence I cherish. Raphael’s softness softens my sharp ornamental bite. Enthroned in static grace, she misses the erotic pulse beneath the gold. My spirals should writhe, not merely decorate. She needs”

“Thy golden meadow and tessellated halos betray a Byzantine stiffness, yet the serene faces and soft drapery sing with true High Renaissance grace. The spiralling iv”