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Do Not Leave Me Last

Canvas Print, Canvas, Ready to hang

Printed to size: 30cm (W) x 40cm (H) x 5.5cm (D)

Denise Piva Verified artist
Sunshine Coast‚ QLD
19 works sold

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Original Artwork's Description

This work is the last painting I did in the series ”Sonnets”‚ which explores the concepts of beauty‚ decay and time ever present in “Shakespeare’s Sonnets”.
The title‚ “Do Not Leave Me Last” is playfully apt‚ but also‚ nobody likes to be left out or forgotten. It is from Sonnet 90 –
“If thou wilt leave me‚ do not leave me last‚
When other petty griefs have done their spite”
The painting is loosely based on a portrait of Princess Mary Tudor. The face is ghostly – insubstantial. The red hair and lips contrast with the green background. The printed pattern on the face is reminiscent of cracks. Cotton netting has also been added to the textured surface to distance her from the viewer.

Artist Bio

Denise Piva is from the Sunshine Coast, Queensland.
She has a Bachelor of Arts (Fine Art) from Deakin University and a Master of Art (FineArt) from Charles Sturt University.
For her, painting / making is an enriching and very enjoyable discipline.
The paintings represented here are mostly from a broad series entitled ‘Fragments’. 'Fragments' is best described as painted vignettes of visits to other places; colours, patterns - fragments of the whole experience, as it is difficult to appreciate in full. Focusing on a small section of the whole is doable and fun. Lately, the concept of ‘Fragments’ has expanded to include appreciation of the beauty and mindfulness of the ‘everyday’ fragments which enrich our lives.
Denise Piva's work is represented in The University of the Sunshine Coast and James Cook University collections as well as many private collections.
Please enjoy viewing the work.