This striking mixed media painting is from the latest body of work by Karenina Fabrizzi in which she explores the complex nature of femininity. The works show a prominent female figure against a background of wild florals and expressive colour against more muted tones. Her skin is delicate tones of antique white, pale nude pink and greenish tones in some there is an explosion of tattoo like vibrant reds, furious pinks and deep sultry shades of olive green. Each work in this series has been painstakingly made up with both opaque and translucent layers, collaged details and subtle textures. Some have brightly coloured sprayed and dripped paint in areas gives an irreverent edge to the works – they are bold seductive works embedded with complex emotion. “ Inspired by Divas throughout time, flowers and nature become one. The woman in each portrait is provocative with a seductive gaze – like an invitation to dream, to see another fantastical world without any vulgar undertones. It is instead a seductive lullaby, femininity carrying away the sorrows and troubles that weigh us down in modern life with an invitation to be taken to a magical land full of lush plants, flowers and vegetation “ Karenina Fabrizzi