Erika Monique Muse💋

This is my body. There are many like it, but this one is MINE. My body is my best friend. It is my life. I must master it as I must master my life. Without me, my body is useless. Without my body, I am useless. I must hold my body proud and true. I must stand taller than my enemy who is trying to break me. I must claim myself before he tries to claim me. My body and I know that what counts in life is not the string of admirers or the art we inspire. We know that it is knowledge of self that counts. I am a spiritual being living a human experience...made to take care of this flesh until I give her back to the Earth. Thus, I will learn her strengths and weaknesses. I will keep my body pure and ready, even as I bridge the gaps between body and mind. We will become one. Before God and my ancestors, I swear this creed. My body and I are the protectors of my life. So be it, until all earthy desires fade away and there is no enemy, but enlightenment! “Art Model’s Creed” -Erika Monique Muse . . Photography | @free2muse [This photo is censored and follows all IG rules and guidelines] . . #artmodel #muse #selfportrait #figure #figuremodel #nudemodel #selfportraitphotography #selfie #creativephotography #collection #series #fineart #finearts #creative #laartists #love #bodypositive #goddessenergy #selflove #photooftheday #photography #art #contemporary #figurativeart #wallart #gallery

The gifted hands of @soniapachecoart ✨✨ . . . #fineart #sculpture #sculptureart #artgallery #nudeart #interiordesign #sculptures #sculptureoftheday #womensculptors #contemporaryart #muse #design #highendinteriors #modernart #gallery #galleryart #interiors #fineartsculpture #functionalart #lamps #luxuryhomes #interiordecoration #centerpiecesideas

Judging you judging me……⚖️ Charcoal & white pastel by @chrisjohn612 ✨✨ #charcoalart #charcoaldrawing #charcoal #charcoalportrait #portrait #portraitart #portraitdrawing #figurestudy #skill #portraits #figuredrawing #figuremodel #figureart #art #figurestudy #lifestudy #chrisjohn612 #muse #drawings #artofchrisjohnson #contemporaryart #lifedrawing

The best stories don’t have endings…🎂🎉🥳♈️ #happybaby

Permanence…✒️🖤 @stephenwrightpaintings #ink #inkonpaper #inkdrawings #charcoalonpaper #valleyart

A gift from Christina…💕💙🩷 Thank you @cmcooperfineart #portrait #portraitpainting #fineart

Stumbled into the cutest little bookstore and florist. Happy Spring 😌❤️🌻🌺🌼🌸🌹🥀 #fieldbindweed #shadesofpetals #tarzana #therealnewyear

Started in the cosmos with @alteroncegumby Stood before the poetic portraits of @kohshinfinley wandered the Culver City grid like a kid, contemplated life and the Diary of Flowers at MOCA, and finally: marble, salt air and echoes of Rome here in reverse 💞 #contemparyart #moca #jeffreydeitch #disneyconcerthall #gettyvilla

Hiking up a cliff…always in the wrong shoes. Life is good 😌 #pointdume #zumabeach #malibu #coastal #californiabeaches

“People take pictures of the sunset and never look at them again…” ☀️ 🌅

Like pressed flowers hidden in old books…🌸📚 Every stroll down Abbott Kinney led me into this blue house. Like walking through a happy childhood memory of storybook blue, that’s dreamy and still warm. I’d wander around like I belonged there, always greeted so kindly, never foreseeing the day I’d actually model for them. And I want more of this in the New Year: Synchronicity. More meant-to-be’s and “You belong right here”. Thank you @ca.rlycue for the connection, if I never said it. Thank you again @thecasual.creative for a beautiful night and a pleasant memory. 🥰💖 I hope to see you again in the New Year ✨ #artnight #venicebeachcalifornia #abbottkinney #inevertakeenoughpictures

Opening Reception Tonight… 🥂 at @taggallery in Los Angeles “NOT FADE AWAY” Exhibiting until 08/29. About The Artist: @emilrutenberg 💛 Emil Rutenberg, a South African born artist, settled in Los Angeles in 1983 where he established an eponymous fashion label under his creative direction. His innovative concepts gained a strong international following creating an attraction to fine art with his creative drive. Whether drawing, painting or sculpting, Emil Rutenberg expresses his unique perception of the human spirit through the human form. #artgallery #sculpture #bronze #artcollection #galleryart #artcollector #losangelesartscene