The Other Mona Lisa - An Ode to a Mother's Smile

Curatorial Note:

In The Other Mona Lisa, the artist delves into the eternal space where memory and longing meet, a place where a mother’s smile, sometimes absent in form, continues to echo through the soul in waves of warmth and laughter. This painting is not just a tribute—it is a yearning, a reconstruction of joy that was never fully lived by the artist but deeply imagined. It speaks to the sacred bond between mother and daughter, a relationship often taken for granted until it becomes a memory one must recreate through art, imagination, and feeling.

Here, the smile becomes a symbol—subtle at first, like the one worn by da Vinci’s muse—yet it slowly crescendos into laughter, the kind that fills rooms, lifts hearts, and lives long, echoing through the walls. The shared bottle of wine, the private jokes, the soft glances, and the unwavering trust find new breath on this canvas. A mother’s smile is rendered immortal.

Belonging to the series Together, Again, this painting becomes a philosophical reflection on maternal love, a smile remembered becomes a life relived, and laughter imagined becomes healing. The Other Mona Lisa, an Ode to a Mother’s Laughter is not a replication of what was, but a resurrection of what love allows us to believe still is. It is a daughter’s timeless conversation with a mother she carries within.

About the Original Painting

Created in 2024, this original artwork is painted on a 36 x 36 in. (91 x 91 cm) museum-grade stretched canvas, using acrylic paints. The painting will be shipped in its stretched format (1.5 in. gallery-wrapped frame) in well-protected packaging.

Canvas Details:

Depth: 1.5" (3.8 cm)
Cotton duck, archival & acid-free
Museum-grade

Collector Information:

Worldwide shipping
No returns, exchanges, or refunds once the original painting is sold
Comes with a hand-signed Certificate of Authenticity from the artist