I felt super inspired by the snakes in the set design of the Reputation Tour. The Netflix documentary captured the symbolism so beautifully. Technically, this was one of the most challenging paintings I've done to date! I wanted to paint golden snakes to capture a royal air but wasn't anticipating how ambitious of an undertaking that would be. The total paint time clocked in at almost 40h because of how intricate the design was! And of course, I used purple in the background for Taylor.
QUEEN OF SNAKES

Who is Nashid Chroma?
Nashid Chroma is a Toronto-Based Digital Pop Artist and his work explores the threshold between the Iconic and the Anonymous.
The compositions and visual motifs are inspired by each icon’s upbringing, influences, or the emotions that they evoke from their performances. Floral and geometric adornments are loaded with meaning to humanize the person in question, but they also visually abstract the portraits to feel disconnected and object-like.
Finally, Nashid uses bright saturated colour as an aesthetic anchor to bind his body of work into a cohesive collection. Chroma refers to the colourfulness of something and he continuously explores new ways to push the boundaries of colour in every new work he produces