[Artists in Studio Ghibli's Movies] - Ursula in Kiki's Delivery Service
Ursula is a young artist who lives in a cottage, deep in the forest. Kiki meets her when she accidentally drops the package she's been delivering. Ursula values her art and her independence and lives her life according to that. Her cottage is very simple, and it is obviously used mainly as a working space rather than for other domestic activities. Although she likes to live alone, Ursula doesn't seem a loner - she has an open and warm temperament and she likes Kiki's company. She represents a role model/sister figure to Kiki whom she helps when the latter is struggling with her seemingly lost ability to fly. Ursula's art is heavily influenced by Marc Chagall (although I suspect is more a tribute of the Ghibli's artists to the famous painter than her trying to mimic Chagall's style).
