First And Last Day As A Princess
$795 USD
Shipping: Included in purchase price
Dimensions: 22.5 × 30 cm (9" × 12")
Medium: Acrylic on cotton canvas
This painting depicts a wedding ceremony, a scene of apparent tenderness and romance. Two faceless figures stand before an officiant, hands joined, exchanging vows under a floral arch.
But the painting holds a contract.
The scroll the officiant carries unfurls between them, its front bearing a single word: Devotion. Its back, visible to us, invisible to her, is covered in fine print. A list. Laundry. Cooking. Christmas magic. School meetings. His pleasure. The invisible architecture of a life she is signing away without reading.
He stands taller than her. Not by nature but by design. She is the foundation he stands on. The elevation she provides him will outlast this day; hers will not.
Above them, a laurel wreath crowns the arch. It is not hers. It marks his victory.
Her dress is immaculate, the longest, whitest, most luminous thing she will ever wear. A train that fills the floor. A silhouette built for one single day.
Tomorrow, the dress comes off.
The contract remains.
Material and FormAcrylic on canvas with textured borders built up in thick relief, finished with gold leaf accents. The central scene sits against a soft blush-pink background. The bride is painted in white and ivory with a full veil and sweeping train; the groom in flat black. The scroll reads in warm ochre and sepia tones. Above them, a floral arch in deep purples, soft pinks and lush greens, crowned with a laurel wreath. The sculptural gold frame echoes the ornamental excess of the wedding it contains.
Thank you for supporting slow, intentional art.
Each work carries time, memory, and meaning.
— Rōimata Art
Shipping Address
Important: Please Read Before Payment
This is the unframed price.
If you'd like a frame, feel free to contact me so I can put together a quote for you -- PLEASE READ DISPATCH + SHIPPING TIMES BELOW BEFORE ORDERING -- Please allow up to 2 weeks for your order to be dispatched. All orders are sent via tracked and insured services. You will receive an email with a tracking reference once your order is shipped.
The customer is responsible for any import duties, taxes, or fees charged by their country's customs office. Customs processing times vary by country and are outside my control.
Please ensure your shipping address is entered correctly. I cannot refund or replace orders shipped to an incorrect address provided at checkout.
Once a parcel is marked as delivered by the courier, I am unable to refund or replace the order.
Every care is taken to package each piece with plenty of bubble wrap in sturdy boxes, in the unlikely event that a piece arrives damaged, this must be reported within 5 days of delivery, with photos of both the packaging and the artwork.
Colours can sometimes vary very slightly from what you see onscreen due to different screen settings.