Totem Mel Alves A small bone is held

A small bone is held in the reliquary’s heart shaped depository

artistic delivery and costume design all of this goes along with one theme to express the idea to maximum extent

Their sparkling eyes are staring into space

changing forever how she would see the world

Totem Mel Alves A small bone is heldDetails About acrylic on stretched canvas 16 x 20 x 1. 5 in. 2021 "I paint femininity that demands attention and tender masculinity that invites introspection. I use the archetype of a nature goddess as a vessel to navigate themes of gender expression, power, and our carnal desires. When I paint portraits Im closing the space between a fantastical subject and our own mundane emotions resulting in themes that one might recognize in themselves despite