Mother Death-15 Canvas Print

This is a series of paintings around the destructive force of female beauty, like in my series "Deadly Beauty." Only, this time, the deadly beauty is the narcissistic mother who brings destruction and death, mostly to her own family members. Mixed media. Gouache on paper, ink, pastel crayons, digital manipulation.

I have been drawing since my childhood: models in fanciful dresses, but mostly entire cities. I also used to write poetry. Throughout my adolescence, several teachers of different disciplines were trying to talk me into this or the other artistic profession. All had one common demand: absolute devotion. I followed that by choosing piano performance and, over the next decades, I devoted myself to this art entirely. I was happy with my decision but not entirely happy to have chosen only one direction-and, secretly, continued drawing.. The good thing about my choice: I learned to focus. This ability would prove to be priceless during my later artistic development. But, one day, something inside me exploded: I allowed myself to study Fashion...