Maternal Malice

Continuing on Piacente’s monochromatic painting journey lends a dramatic and eerie atmosphere to this Wicked Witch depiction. Often portrayed as a menacing and cunning figure, raising a son of her own evokes themes of inherited wickedness, dark mentorship, or even a twisted sense of maternal devotion.

In this dream, the composition features stark contrasts-the monochromatic palette enhances the mood, with deep blacks, ghostly grays, and piercing whites emphasizing the sinister relationship between mother and child.