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The Academy.

Every journey has a beginning. This one begins with applying to be a Visiting Artist at the American Academy in Rome. As an artist obsessed with science, the American Academy offered an incredible place to realize my idea to paint six paintings of Galileo’s six journeys to Rome.

While waiting to hear back from the Academy, I crossed my fingers and started reading everything I could find about Galileo and Rome.

 A huge surprise was in store from the research. I discovered that on just his second visit to Rome, the great man himself had demonstrated his telescope on the property of the Academy. Somehow it felt like the stars were aligned and sure enough, my acceptance letter came one month later.