Dramatic, visceral mixed-media artwork. oil painting, violently slashed stroke of thick impasto paint against a raw white canvas, The white canvas background is furiously stained with turpentine and violently splattered with thick, visceral oil paint, the black and orange slashing across the background. Messy, chaotic, aggressive brushwork, high physical texture. A photograph is collaged onto a painted canvas. The portion of the photo featuring the flowers has been precisely and neatly cut out. The area corresponding to the dress, in the bottom right, is aggressively worked over with brushstrokes of black paint, which cause the black of the dress to merge with the paint on the canvas. The section corresponding to the blue background on the left is similarly subjected to forceful brushstrokes of white paint, creating a visual connection with the white background of the canvas. The photograph depicts a portrait of a woman dressed as La Catrina for Día de los Muertos, collaged on a rough white gesso surface and violently attacked by thick impasto paint. The photo shows her face sharp and photorealistic, white sugar skull makeup with deep orange accents, black circles around the eyes, a black nose. ornate floral crown with orange roses and marigolds, with a sheer black tulle veil falling behind her head on the left side and moved left by the wind . She looks straight, her proud eyes meeting the viewer's gaze, lips closed relaxed . She wears a black dress with a high neckline, and her head is tilted slightly to the left. Blue hour dusk, soft cool light on her face with a warm glow from a few lit candles in the blurred background.