Cleopatra Jaclyn Alderete a native New Yorker (Brooklynite)

a native New Yorker (Brooklynite) who is an artist and educator

My little monstrous siren is holding a deep sea angler fish - a species where the males are almost superfluous (they exist only as tiny sperm packets)

cheap plastic dolls and doodled-on stuffed toys

Orlando: A Biography is an influential novel by Virginia Woolf

and 23K Gold Leaf on Wood

Cleopatra Jaclyn Alderete a native New Yorker (Brooklynite)Oil on panel 16 x 12 in. 2023 21 x 17 in. (f) Framing included Original inspiration: J. M. Waterhouse Cleopatra, 1888 Karen Remsen rediscovered painting in 2020 after not picking up a brush for nearly 15 years. Growing up, she had aspirations of becoming an artist, but during college decided to pursue a different path. She worked full time in the tech industry for over ten years before rediscovering art. At the beginning of 2021, she decided to