Paula Rego - a devastatingly brilliant artist, Portuguese, influential for artists everywhere, figurative, narrative attacks on the senses, emotions, and intellect - passed today - the flag is at half mast here where there is a museum dedicated to only her work. Pictured here snarling in front of her painting βdog woman stuck inside.β Her mother once told her βa change is for the better even if itβs for the worst.β Not a tender upbringing but one that steeled her and she conveyed. Yet her Peter Pan paintings are some of the only few that managed to dig deeper more joyfully and more fearlessly than the author. Her women are fearful, feared, in fear, fearless, afright but also at times joyous and always sensual. Reality and representation were not limitations, her paintings could go wherever emotions appear. So many great painters I know where influenced by her paintings. #paularego #paularegoatthetate #paularegomuseum #peterpan https://www.instagram.com/p/CelpZcGpTga/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=