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Current works

The fairest of Decadent Kingdom

🟢 Available, contact Curio Art Gallery for details.

[And the day will come when the Architect of Corruption will be revealed to the realm. The masks will fall, the flowers will fade. And Grimhilde will be caught in the vortex of her own evil.]

  • For the group show:
    "Wicked Muses" @ Curio Art Gallery (Lisbon, Portugal), February 7 - 28, 2026.
  • 25x35cm. Mixed media, acrylic on canvas panel.

The Tale of the Wolf in Sheep's Clothing

🟢 Available.
  • 21x30cm. Mixed media, acrylic on paper.

Trigger Warning • Sensitive Content: Narcissism

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About the work "The Tale of the Wolf in Sheep's Clothing"

This is my representation of the Devil. A palpable, insidious figure... Real.
The painting concept is the allegorical figure of the pathological Narcissist who, in order to feed own ego, is willing to deeply wound itself in order show to society as the victim ofown prey -it may be partner, friends, or even own children.
Often, the narcissist ends the "big plan" into commited suicide itself, further strengthening the mask of the victim, to the point of causing discomfort to the intended subjects, such as the future malaise caused by this act.

The face portrayed in this painting, almost childlike and genuine, is reassuring. The naturalistic background is also comforting, a theatrical stage designed down to the smallest detail for her "big plan".
That's not impossible to notice at first glance the deep and deeply rooted wounds (even symbolic ones, due to the unconscious consumption caused by the pathology).
Her dark, black, cold, calculating eyes, the sketchy smile hidden by the abrasion of her gag (representing the attempts -from victim- to fight the Narcissist, whose Word is the primary weapon), and the great black void around her... Once will be noticed it's too late, as you've already fallen into her trap.
The only way to avoid the Narcissist is to ignore its searching gaze and ignore its cries for help. Those who have had experience will be more likely to recognize the distinctive features of the "big plan" 's trap.

  • #1 • Blue

    🟢 Available.

    [A remarkable sense of recklessness vibrates beneath the skin of three graceful souls. The spectrum of colors cannot be commanded between the white sheets.]

  • #2 • Purple

    🟢 Available.

    ACEO (Art Cards, Editions, and Originals), 6.4 x 8.9 cm. Mixed media: watercolor and colored pencil on paper.

  • #3 • Green

    🟢 Available.

    For the group exhibition:
    Holiday Open Studio ” @ Hinge Artist Collective
    December 7 - 21, 2025

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