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REFLECTIONS

Current Works Available for Purchase and Viewable at Art Explosion Studios, San Francisco 
All the paintings shown on this page are available for purchase. Please email info@altairesart.com for price inquiries as most works are professionally framed for gallery hanging, but can be sold without the frames if requested. Please be sure to note the name(s) of the work(s) for which you are interested in your email. Prices are determined by the size of the painting plus the quantity of gold leaf used, and generally range from $750 – $7,500.
Additional detail photographs can also be provided upon request.

The artist invites you to explore different views of your paintings! There is flexibility as to the orientation of all the works. Each one can be rewired/hung in any direction to suit the whimsy or needs of the owner. Not sure how the art will look in your space? Simply include a photo of the location where you'd like to feature the painting and we'll create a mock-up to help you visualize.

About Reflections

Inspired by the liminal space between consciousness and unconsciousness, this ongoing series of abstract paintings explores a wonderland of vague forms and shimmering specters floating atop seas of texture, opacity and pattern.

These are the landscapes that I see when I close my eyes. And like cloud gazing, stargazing, or Rorschach inkblots, when we allow ourselves to gaze outwardly with inward curiosity — to ask ourselves openly, What do I see?” we are often delighted to rediscover familiar shapes, imaginary creatures, celestial patterns or illusive memories. After all, the universe allows for all types of interpretation, from constellations to chaos; it doesn't dictate how to experience it.

I embrace this concept deeply in my abstract compositions. One viewer might see a face, a moon or a cat; another might feel an emotional response or a space of calm. Is there a comforting balance or playful tension between light and shadow, reflective metals or matte brushstrokes? Or maybe there is nothing more than the intentional splatters of pigment on a flat surface — humankind’s ancient breadcrumbs of time and gesture. All interpretations are equally valid. I invite viewers to see anything and everything that they can, or nothing at all. If the eyes are the windows to the soul, these paintings exist to dance with your eyes like mirrors.

— S. C. Altaires

Reflections — Blue No13_edited

Reflections — Blue No13_edited

48 x 30 inches 24K Gold & 12K White Gold Leaf, Acrylic, Gouache, Latex and Mixed Media on Canvas 2025 Price Available Upon Request

Reflections — Blue No14_edited

Reflections — Blue No14_edited

48 x 30 inches 24K Gold Leaf, Acrylic, Gouache, Latex and Mixed Media on Canvas 2025 Price Available Upon Request

Reflections — Blue No15_edited

Reflections — Blue No15_edited

24 x 24 inches 24K Gold & 12K White Gold Leaf, Acrylic, Gouache, Latex and Mixed Media on Canvas 2025 Price Available Upon Request

Sentient Cloud No. 3

Sentient Cloud No. 3

24 x 48 inches 24K Gold & 12K White Gold Leaf, Acrylic, Gouache, Latex and Mixed Media on Canvas 2022 Price Available Upon Request

Sentient Cloud Pink No. 1

Sentient Cloud Pink No. 1

24 x 48 inches 24K Gold & 12K White Gold Leaf, Acrylic, Gouache, Latex and Mixed Media on Canvas 2022 Price Available Upon Request

Alabaster No. 1

Alabaster No. 1

36 x 60 inches 24K Gold & 12K White Gold Leaf, Acrylic, Gouache, Latex and Mixed Media on Canvas 2022 Price Available Upon Request

Celestial Scrying No. 1

Celestial Scrying No. 1

20 x 20 inches 24K Gold & 12K White Gold Leaf, Acrylic, Gouache, Latex and Mixed Media on Canvas 2023 Price Available Upon Request

Blue No. 8

Blue No. 8

30 x 30 inches 24K Gold & 12K White Gold Leaf, Acrylic, Gouache, Latex and Mixed Media on Canvas 2022 Price Available Upon Request

Sentient Cloud No. 2

Sentient Cloud No. 2

30 x 30 inches 24K Gold Leaf, Acrylic, Gouache, Latex and Mixed Media on Canvas 2022 Price Available Upon Request

Blue No. 10

Blue No. 10

20 x 20 inches 24K Gold Leaf, Acrylic, Gouache, Latex and Mixed Media on Canvas 2022 Price Available Upon Request

Sentient Cloud No. 1

Sentient Cloud No. 1

20 x 20 inches 24K Gold Leaf, Acrylic, Gouache, Latex and Mixed Media on Canvas 2022 Price Available Upon Request

Reflections — Green No3 Reimagined_edited

Reflections — Green No3 Reimagined_edited

30 x 40 inches 24K Gold Leaf, Acrylic, Gouache, Latex and Mixed Media on Canvas 2019, 2025 Price Available Upon Request

Violet No. 2

Violet No. 2

30 x 30 inches 24K Gold Leaf, Acrylic, Gouache, Latex and Mixed Media on Canvas 2019 Price Available Upon Request

Pink No. 1

Pink No. 1

20 x 20 inches 24K Gold Leaf, Acrylic, Gouache, Latex and Mixed Media on Canvas 2019 Price Available Upon Request

Aurora No. 1

Aurora No. 1

20 x 20 inches 12K White Gold Leaf, Acrylic, Gouache, Latex and Mixed Media on Canvas 2019 Price Available Upon Request

Fluorescent Red No. 2

Fluorescent Red No. 2

30 x 30 inches 12K White Gold Leaf, Acrylic, Gouache, Latex and Mixed Media on Canvas 2019 Price Available Upon Request

Green No. 2

Green No. 2

30 x 30 inches 24K Gold Leaf, Acrylic, Gouache, Latex and Mixed Media on Canvas 2019 Price Available Upon Request

Aurora No. 2

Aurora No. 2

30 x 30 inches 12K White Gold Leaf, Acrylic, Gouache, Latex and Mixed Media on Canvas 2019 Price Available Upon Request

Fluorescent Red No. 3

Fluorescent Red No. 3

40 x 30 inches 12K White Gold Leaf, Acrylic, Gouache, Latex and Mixed Media on Canvas 2019 Price Available Upon Request

© 2025 by Altaires.

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