Skeleton Queen – Original ACEO Gouache Painting | Dark Gothic Art | 2.5" × 3.5"

A skeletal queen stares upward through hollow eye sockets, her spiked thorn crown rising like a dark halo against long, ink-black hair. Her ribcage and bony hands emerge from tattered robes — regal, eerie, and entirely hand-painted in gouache.

This is an original one-of-a-kind ACEO. Once it sells, this exact piece is gone — there is no copy, no reprint, no edition run.

About This Piece

• Subject: Crowned skeleton queen with long dark hair and tattered robes — dark gothic figurative art
• Medium: Gouache on cold press watercolour paper
• Size: 2.5" × 3.5" (6.35 cm × 8.89 cm) — the standard ACEO / Art Card size
• Style: Monochromatic — dark ink tones with white gouache highlights
• Condition: Original, hand-painted, never reproduced

What Is an ACEO?

ACEO stands for Art Cards, Editions and Originals — miniature artworks made to the exact size of a trading card (2.5" × 3.5"). They are made to collect, display, and trade. This size fits perfectly into a standard trading card sleeve, a small tabletop frame, or a collector's binder. The format started on eBay in the late 1990s as a way for artists to make original art accessible to collectors at an affordable price point.

Displaying Your ACEO

• Slips into any standard trading card sleeve for safe storage
• Fits a 2.5" × 3.5" mini frame or a multi-opening gallery frame
• Group several ACEO cards together in a gallery wall arrangement
• Store flat in a binder with card pockets — many collectors display entire collections this way

Shipping

The card ships flat in a protective sleeve inside a rigid mailer so it arrives in perfect condition. Sent from Australia via standard post.

This is an original painting — colours and fine details may vary slightly from screen to screen due to monitor calibration.