She Knew She Was a Queen, Even When the Mirror Lied

"The mirror only shows you what you're willing to survive."
- Nat Berhe

A woman in a red dress sits before a teal-framed mirror in which her reflection dissolves into abstraction, figure and image refusing to fully align. A second figure observes from the canvas's right edge; a golden idol stands sentinel at the left. The dark maroon ground deepens the scene's theatrical weight. The work is about self-possession in the face of distortion: the queen knows who she is regardless of what the surface returns.

Medium: Oil on Canvas
Size: 36" x 48"