Painting description

In the painting, I see a full-frontal portrait of a woman with alabaster skin, squeezed into a narrow vertical line, with a fox slinking past, and flowers and leaves piled around. The background is an orange-gold field with spiraling stamps, like heated copper. The cool blues of the petals clash with the fire of red hair and fur. The woman has red hair, and the fox is her friend. The atmosphere is dreamy yet alert, as if a secret word is about to be uttered. The style combines Art Nouveau ornamentation, a hint of symbolism, and smooth, oil-based modeling of the face. The paint is applied in layers, with discreet glazes and a sharp contour around the eyes. A bit of a fairy tale, a bit of an icon, it's truly difficult to look away. I read it as a dialogue between intuition and nature; cunning and tenderness go hand in hand. The palette and composition are simply bold.