2025 Oil, 24 kt gold leaf and silver leaf on canvas 24″ x 36″ Lágrima embodies the quiet strength found within vulnerability. Looking away from its counterpart, the cheetah becomes a portrait of reflection, grief, and the moments of solitude that often accompany transformation. Though the cheetah is celebrated as one of nature’s fastest and most powerful animals, it is depicted here in stillness—suggesting that true strength is not always found in movement but in the courage to remain present with our emotions. Bathed in the glow of a shared moon, Lágrima reminds us that tears are not signs of weakness but evidence of love, growth, and becoming.