For years, painting has been my refuge, an intimate space where I explore, process, and transform the many layers of life into something tangible. Today, I want to share with you this new chapter: my online gallery, where my original paintings are now available. Mylene Art at Shopify Each piece in my collection carries a story, often tied to the exploration of identity, emotion, and those quiet states of transition we all experience. My work is figurative, but beyond capturing appearances, I seek to reflect what lies beneath the surface, that fragile space where vulnerability and strength coexist. This gallery is an invitation to step into my creative world and witness the result of countless hours spent at the easel, where technique and emotion intertwine —drawing from my academic studies in oil painting and my previous experience in visual storytelling. Each painting begins as a quiet image that insists on being brought to life. What you will find there is the final outcome of this ...

  Masks, Between Fiction and Reality Since the very beginning of this series, I have been fascinated by the symbolism of masks. Throughout history, masks have served as tools of transformation. On stage, they allow actors to embody multiple identities, hiding their real faces to give life to others. In our daily lives, we do something very similar. We wear invisible masks to fit in, to avoid discomfort, to persuade, or to navigate through complex social moments. As I worked on these paintings, I kept returning to this tension between who we are and who we present to the world. The mask becomes a boundary, sometimes protective, sometimes deceptive. It allows us to shape how others see us, but in doing so, it also creates distance from our truest selves. This series is my way of exploring that duality. Each piece becomes a quiet conversation between authenticity and representation, between truth and appearance. The figures I paint often stand alone, caught in introspective moments wh...