Shapeshifter in the Synagogue: An Oil Painting

An atmospheric oil painting of a shapeshifter inside a synagogue. A lone figure stands before the aron kodesh (Holy Ark), their body shifting through multiple identities—elder with beard, a young woman, a child, and a deer-like silhouette—blurring into the next form. Thick, textured brushwork with warm candlelight and stained glass casting amber light across wooden pews and rolled Torah scrolls. The air is hazy with dust motes as morphing forms mingle with sacred architecture, in a Rembrandt-inspired chiaroscuro style with rich impasto and deep shadows. A meditative exploration of identity and change in a sacred space.