"Janitor of Lunacy"

Digital Painting / 6820x10010 pixels / 2022

Nico, born Christa Päffgen, is one of the strangest and most misunderstood singer-songwriters of our time. Her life was truly fascinating and terrible at the same time.

I wanted to pay respect to her after reading the book "You Are Beautiful and You Are Alone" by Jennifer Otter Bickerdike.

This piece is named after the opening song of her 1970 album "Desertshore", which was composed as a tribute to her friend Brian Jones (Rolling Stones founder) who died the previous year.