When I was in college I did a series of opera posters for a class assignment. I had these grandiose visions of how they would turn out and every single one failed spectacularly. It was very discouraging. Aida was one of those operas I painted. Probably because at the time I was obsessed with Leo and Diane Dillon and I had just gotten my hands on their illustrated version of Aida. So really, I was setting myself up for failure. So when I couldn't sleep the other night, I s