Ms. Cleopatra from Not Just Dogs, 2026 Materials: Goauche, watercolor, pearls and mixed embroideries on French pinstripe paper Size: 8 3/10 × 11 3/5 × 1 in | 21.1 × 29.5 × 2.5 cm

Medium

Mixed Media: Goauche, watercolor, pearls and mixed embroideries on French pinstripe paper

Dimensions

12.6"H × 9.29"W

Year

2026

Ms. Cleopatra, from the Not Just Dogs series, carries a presence that feels both distant and deeply familiar. At first glance, she seems composed, almost untouchable, but the longer you look, the more something softer begins to emerge. In Charuka Arora’s work, the name shifts everything. Cleopatra is no longer just a figure, but a personality layered with quiet authority and unspoken emotion. There’s a balance of pride and vulnerability, a sense of knowing without needing to explain. She holds herself with a certain grace, not in a way that seeks attention, but in a way that naturally commands it. There’s a stillness to her, a calm confidence, yet beneath it, something more intimate lingers, a trace of warmth, a flicker of feeling.