Achilles Mask, 2021

9" x 12" Watercolor on Paper; unframed

In Achilles Mask, heroism is shown as a fragile shell, a face torn from the body it once protected. The vine-like growths binding the mask suggest legacy overtaking flesh, myth consuming the human beneath. Achilles here is not the warrior at his peak, but the relic of invincibility exposed as hollow. The work reframes legend as inheritance that entraps rather than elevates, leaving only the echo of strength behind.

Daily Painting #92. April 8, 2021.