Oil on canvas, ready to hang.

Signed on the front.

As liquid gold passes by my subject, it begins to explore and take new shape.
With its distinctive associations, gold, synonymous with purity, durability, value, and warmth uses its transformative abilities to create a new.
This with the addition of lace resonates deeply, weaving the idea of new beginnings and opportunities.
The lace depicted in this piece was sourced from Leiden, Holland (my family’s homeland) by a local fabric maker. Just steps away from where 17th Century, Dutch Master Painter, Rembrandt, known for his transformative techniques into an art form was born, studied and lived.
His influential style motivated my practices, to which this experience became a part of my new series.
Northern European paintings of the Renaissance (14th-17th Century) was typically characterized by oil paints, realism and the ability to hide subtle details, that reveal a deeper meaning beyond the surface.