Three Muses out Cruising

The muses are our inspiration for things creative.

I love to imagine them out cruising through the airwaves - especially during evenings and nights - looking for ripe receptive humans to seed with artistic impulses. Originally, the Muses were of goddess status and there were just three of them who Robert Graves, the classic mythology scholar, named as Meditation, Memory and Song. Meditation seeded and nourished the new vision. Memory developed and refined it. And Song was the means of expression. I translate these as the three fundamental stages of the creative process.

Later they were relegated by the Greeks to being subordinates of Apollo and their numbers became nine.

So somehow the original three Muses have purposefully swung by this canvas on their way to work, to remind us of their presence and their power. Thanks for the visit.

This acrylic painting is 455mm x 605mm by 35mm, ready to hang and coated with a UV protective matt varnish.