My Muse in Manhattan

Christina and her friend Alyssa visited me in the city this weekend. Anyone that knows me, knows how my daughter has inspired and encouraged my art career. I actually called her immediately following my first difficult, but not scathing, critique. She listened and advised. It is funny that I might listen to a soon to be 19 year old...but she knows me, my art and has a keen eye for composition and perspective.
Here are just a few images from her stay in the city. I will post an album on Facebook featuring the adventures of Tia and Alyssa.Tia. like her mother, tends to engage strangers in conversation. She met a couple from Australia who were true blue hippies and who encouraged her to follow her dreams. She received free ice cream from a vendor...a young man. She texted me with excitement and surprise. I thought, a boy giving an attractive blonde, blue eyed beach girl a free treat...go figure? :)And she met a journalist student from Georgetown of Pakistani descent who kept
telling me how nice she was, inquired if she had a boyfriend, and tried to sell her a watch. If you ever want to shop or haggle, go with Christina. She is ruthless. That is not a trait she inherited from her mother.
All I know is wherever Christina goes, life, love, color and excitement follow.
No wonder she is my muse. And to my Robert Christian, you amuse and "muse" me too:)