Torso Volume 5

Acrylic and oil on canvas. 16x20 inches. UV filtered varnish for protection against discolouration. Prints also available. 

The artwork captures a mesmerizing female torso painted in a kaleidoscope of colors, each hue blending seamlessly into the next like shifting light on water. Each shade creating a living spectrum that feels both human and celestial. Emerging from her back is a single, luminous butterfly wing — iridescent and delicate, yet expansive enough to suggest freedom and transformation. The contrast between the organic curves of the body and the ethereal fragility of the wing evokes a sense of becoming, as though she stands midway between earth and air, matter and spirit.

Illuminated by soft, dreamlike light, the figure embodies the beauty of metamorphosis and identity. The butterfly wing, symbolic of change, becomes a visual metaphor for liberation — an awakening of the self. Through its fusion of human form and natural wonder, the piece speaks to the fluid nature of transformation, celebrating the idea that beauty is not fixed, but ever-shifting and reborn through colour, movement, and imagination.