“Soul on Fire” - Self-Portrait

Painter: Raluca Anton
Size: 80 x 100 cm
Medium: Handmade acrylic painting on stretched canvas, using professional Winsor & Newton paints
Framing: On-frame canvas, because some souls were born to hang loud

Metallica tee under that sharp blazer, and a brain that refuses to shut up - welcome to my headspace.

This one’s personal.
A self-portrait, but not the tidy kind.
This is what it looks like when the structured, operationally-driven, checklist-loving part of me collides with the chaos of creation blasting through my headphones. Color, constant noise, smoldering rebellion. It's discipline + daydreams + personal madness.

There’s a Tarot Fool crown sitting right in the middle, a symbol I’ve claimed for myself over and over again ever since sketching Jokers - the leap, the faith, the “WTF do I know, but I’m doing it anyway” energy.

Hidden in the mess: order. 

Hidden in the order: mess.

That’s how I paint. That’s how I live. That's who I am. 

The smile? That’s your invitation to guess what’s within the frame. To wonder what part of your own soul would show up if you peeled back the layers.

I painted this during a season of transformation and return to self, right after stepping out of relationship loops, career autopilot, and the noise of people-pleasing. I don’t always call myself an artist, but I do know how to build something from scratch and pour my full fire into it. That’s what this is.

This one's for the ones working their 9–6 while chasing wild dreams after dark. For the creatives in blazers. For anyone building a new self, one brushstroke at a time.

Shipped from Malta via MaltaPost, with tracking number available.
Let me know your address + phone number and I’ll get her moving your way.

If she makes you feel seen, you already know she’s yours.

Ralu 🎨