Vellere - Limited Run Print Size:11" x 14" "Death must be so beautiful

"Death must be so beautiful

Rembrandt-inspired lighting to highlight an antelope skull atop a stage of antique books

captures a vivid tableau of purple

Memories of sifting through a prized sea shell collection in childhood inform the composition

'Apotheca' is part of the ongoing Onweacnan series which encompasses works of neovictoriana still life

Vellere - Limited Run Print Size:11" x 14" "Death must be so beautiful'Vellere' is a piece made to be experienced a dramatic intersection of raw power and fragile beauty combines in this still life photograph and brings a modern perspective to the traditional Dutch Golden Age painterly style. The composition thrives on contrast: piercing sharp eyes of raptors, soft velvet textures of flower petals, crisp pages of antique books, and the harsh wool of a 100 year old hand woven rug. Meticulously arranged to balance organic