Bagel with Lox and Cream Cheese – Original ACEO Miniature Oil Painting

The full New York experience. In 2.5 by 3.5 inches.

A bagel with lox and cream cheese is not just a meal. It is a ritual. A declaration. A specific kind of Sunday morning that smells like smoked salmon and strong coffee and the particular satisfaction of knowing exactly what you want.

This one has capers — those tiny, briny, deeply opinionated little things that either ruin everything or make everything, depending entirely on who you are as a person. And thinly sliced red onion, because commitment.

Painted from above, the bagel becomes something else entirely — a vortex of pink and orange and cream, purple and blue swirling through like currents in deep water, the capers rendered in green and gold like scattered jewels, silver gems catching the light. The hole at the center pulls you in, quiet and inevitable.

It is a still life. It is also a fever dream. It is both, simultaneously, without apology.

For the ones who always get the capers.

Original ACEO miniature painting · Oil and mixed media on card · 2.5" x 3.5"
Available unframed or framed in your choice of size and color. All framed works include acid-free archival quality matting in Gallery White, acid-free backing board, UV protecting crystal clear plexiglass, and a sawtooth hanger. Framing suggestions shown are personally curated by the artist.