Life Is Your Masterpiece

Lucca Martilla conditioned himself to take abuse. But when he transforms himself from a dim, unglamorous loner into famous icons like Marilyn Monroe, Louise Brooks, or Bridgette Bardot, he was convinced imitating actresses' daring lives would bring him the love of his dreams.

Hot and grimy while painting fields under Cezanne skies, all Lucca could hope for was earning a painting scholarship as a way out of Naples, a lonesome town akin to those found in rummage sale paintings. Then he met Ma...