Acrylic on Canvas | 2025
The haunting duality of a global icon, this monochromatic portrait,punctuated by her signature red lips, plays with contrast and shadow to reflect both the beauty and burden Marilyn carried. Her hand pressed softly to her face adds a quiet, introspective mood — like she's caught mid-thought in a rare moment of solitude, peering back at herself beyond the spotlight. The fragmented grayscale technique gives the image a mirrored, almost ghostly quality. It feels like you're witnessing both Marilyn the myth and Norma Jeane the woman — layered, complex, and suspended in reflection. This piece is a love letter to the humanity behind the glamor. Marilyn in the Mirror is a reminder that even the most adored figures in history wrestle with identity, loneliness, and vulnerability.As an artist,I see this painting as a representation of the masks we wear, the sides of ourselves we choose to show or hide — especially in public or creative spaces. It holds space for the contrast between how we’re seen and how we truly feel inside.





 
Each print is a faithful reproduction of the original hand-painted canvas, capturing the texture, color, and attitude of the piece as closely as possible in print form.
 
© [2026] Ride or Dye Design, Amanda DeJong. All rights reserved. This is a reproduction of an original painting.