Early Flight | Acrylic on Canvas | 52 x 38 x 2 in | $8,900

Carlos Gamez de Francisco doesn’t just paint portraits — he paints interruptions. Beautiful, jarring, and meaningful ones.

In his newest piece, Early Flight, we’re drawn into the quiet elegance of a bold woman. She stands with poise, clothed in Victorian finery — violet satin, delicate lace, strands of pearls. The scene is familiar, controlled, historical. But then, without warning, the structure begins to ripple...

Early Flight (Detail Image)

"Despite having classical training, I enjoy experimenting with nontraditional processes, tools, and mediums because I believe art can be expressed in an infinite number of ways."

— Carlos de Gamez francisco

A vivid green parrot bursts across the canvas, mid-flight, its wings slicing through the figure’s face. The woman — moments ago so composed — begins to ripple, blur, and distort. It's as if the very idea of who she was supposed to be is dissolving before our eyes.

Early Flight (Detail Image)

And In That Blur Something Stirs

Maybe it’s the feeling of breaking free from expectations.
Maybe it’s the reminder that transformation rarely happens cleanly.
Maybe it’s the realization that we’ve felt that same kind of unraveling.

Look closer. You’ll see butterflies floating just beyond her shoulder — barely there, yet entirely intentional. Carlos doesn’t just show us a portrait; he opens a portal. A moment between moments. A crack in the mirror where something freer, wilder, more honest begins to emerge.

We don’t want you to just see this piece

We want you to stand in front of it.
To feel it. To wonder. Where is she going?
What is she leaving behind?
And… what do you see in her that reminds you of yourself?