Hamlets favourite skull, my favourite pink hat

Hamlets favourite skull, my favourite pink hat - Still Life oil painting by Rebecca Hepworth is an exploration of the physical qualities of paint and the celebration of how it can be used to shape narratives of the symbolic objects in our lives.

Placed together is my favourite hat, ironically wearing a paper-mache skull relating to the skull of the King's Jester in the “gravedigger scene” in the tragic Hamlet plot and used by Shakespeare to create some comic relief. I bought this skull to escalate a joke I share with my husband, Michael, who loves to chat.

Despite the element of macabre, this painting is about the joy of life and animating our stories with both inanimate objects and paint.

This artwork was a finalist in the City of Belmont Art Awards, 2021.

If you love this style but the size doesn't suit, I'm happy to create a similar piece in the required size.

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Rebecca Hepworth is a Western Australian artist and illustrator working predominantly in drawing, painting and illustration using a variety of methods and materials. Since graduating in 2020 with a Bachelor of Contemporary Arts from Edith Cowan University she has created from her studio in Perth’s North.

Her current work revolves around experimenting and combining different methods, mediums and source imagery to create new scenes, personal meaning and unexpected analogies. She is interested in human nature, relationships, animals and our shared environments. The inspiration for much of Hepworth’s work is found in everyday scenes, children's picture books, fashion magazines, advertising campaigns, and nature.

www.rebeccahepworthartist.com
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