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Description

This portrait holds you at close range, where every surface of the face becomes its own small world. One side glows with soft blue paint and golden flecks, the other carries pale feathered patterns that climb across the brow like growing things. Gold hoops, tiny white blossoms, and a row of jewel-set teeth catch the light, while pastel feathers crown the head in coral and turquoise. The eyes, clear and introspective, anchor all this ornament in something tender and human. It is a face that seems to belong to a tribe we have never met, yet recognize at once.

Part of the “Children of the Ethereal Tribes” series, the piece blurs the line between portrait and dream, between innocence and ceremony. Hung in a living room, a studio, or a quiet hallway, it becomes a focal point that rewards lingering attention — the kind of image you discover anew each time you pass. Its luminous pastels and fine detail pair naturally with soft textiles and warm gold accents, bringing a note of mystery and grace into a modern interior.

Each portrait in Children of the Ethereal Tribes introduces a single young face from a civilization born of dream. Skin becomes a canvas of organic markings, hair holds the colors of dusk and meadow, and eyes carry the steady calm of someone who knows secrets we have forgotten. From the slender grace of Fluette to the cornflower hush of Bleuet, the works read like names whispered across a tribe, each child distinct yet bound to the others by a shared, otherworldly heritage.

Together they form a portrait of an invented people, told through innocence, strength and astonishing variety. There is tenderness in these faces and something proud as well, a sense of lineage and belonging. To live with one is to keep a small mythology close at hand, a companion that meets your gaze each morning and rewards long looking with new detail in petal, feather and pattern.

Key Features

• Material: High-definition Lambda Print — true silver-halide photographic exposure (Fuji Crystal DP II for colour, Ilford for black & white) on premium acrylic glass, glossy finish for exceptional depth and clarity.
• Finish: Face-mounted under 2 mm premium acrylic glass — Diasec technique.
• Backing: 3 mm alu Dibond composite panel.
• Style: Hyperrealism
• Edition: Unlimited.
• Mounting: Recessed aluminium subframe — ready to hang (invisible wall mounting, 25 mm offset).
• Longevity: 50–75 years archival conservation.

Purpose

The collection sets out to imagine a people who never were and make them feel utterly present, celebrating diversity, wonder and the dignity of childhood through faces that hover between portrait and fable.

Audience

• Dreamers and storytellers drawn to imagined worlds and quiet wonder
• First-time buyers seeking a striking, conversation-starting centerpiece
• Collectors of portraiture and richly detailed, character-driven work
• Designers furnishing homes, hotels, offices and welcoming waiting spaces

Interior Decorator’s Advice

• Hang a single portrait at eye level on a calm, uncluttered wall so the gaze meets the viewer directly.
• Use soft, focused lighting to let the fine markings, petals and jewels reveal their texture without glare.
• Pair with muted, natural tones — warm wood, linen, stone — so the luminous colors of skin and hair carry the room.
• For a fuller statement, group two or three faces in a loose row, treating them as members of the same tribe.