The Essence of Being a Muse, Volume 1 (The Essence of Being a Muse #1-4)

Twenty-three-year-old art school reject Miyuu Seno has a blue print for the future, but it's not her own. Instead, she's stuck on the “secure”path her mom has laid out for her - from her office job, to her clothes, to the guys she meets - and it's making Miyuu more miserable by the day. When things come to a head between them, Miyuu leaves home with a blank canvas in tow, holding on to the hope that painting can somehow undo the phony she's become...