“Emma, the bearded dragon” (Print)

Oil on canvas  8 x 8 
2026

It’s me. Emma. 🦎
Breaking news from the terracotta penthouse: I have been immortalized. In oil. On canvas. As I deserve!

My small human — commissioned this portrait, (apparently he has connections in the art world…(the nice lady next door).  
Finally, someone in this household understands that I am not a pet. I am a muse!  
I have been waiting for my Fellini moment, like in “La dolce Vita” at the Trevi fountain, since the day I hatched, and today, amore, the canvas has found me.

I emerged from my little cave the way I emerge from everything — slowly, dramatically, and with one eye on the snacks.  A dragonfly arrived to pay respects. A leaf attended.  
I did not smile, because I am mysterious, but you can tell I’m pleased. 
Look at the cheekbones. Look at the toes. Very La Dolce Vita. Very me.

To my small human: bravissimo! You have the eye of a Medici.

To the artist: flawless! The toes especially. 💅

To the public: prints? maybe. Autographs? I can’t hold a pen. Figure it out.

— Emma, professionally unbothered 🇮🇹