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If Henri Matisse had a Starter Pack here are the must-haves. (What would you add?) 🎨 Paint & paintbrushes of course! In the early 1900s, Matisse used unconventional color choices that help define the Fauvist movement, prioritizing emotional expressiveness over naturalistic representation. 🖼️ A photo of Amélie Matisse. Matisse’s wife, muse, and frequent subject, including in “Femme au chapeau” (Woman with a Hat), the painting that helped put Fauvism on the map. 📒 Canvas & sketchbooks. Matisse constantly drew and painted, using sketchbooks to explore ideas that would later find their way onto canvas. 🌊 Mediterranean sunlight. Matisse was captivated by the intense light and color of the Mediterranean, which inspired his increasingly vibrant approach to color. 👒 A career-making hat. “Femme au chapeau” caused an uproar at the 1905 Salon d’Automne that propelled Matisse, who was still a struggling artist at the time, to success. 👓 Matisse’s glasses. For seeing the world different...

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