Five Statements on The Rose

Rose as Icon

India Ink and Watercolor
$900.00
28" X 27 1/2", Horizontal Frame with cutouts in Mat

Rose as Icon is the first in CJ’s series "Five Statements on the Rose". Typical of his work, CJ started with an image of the rose, stylized it, isolated it, and gave to it the iconic character that established the mood of the series.

Rose and Sun

Mixed Media Paint
$1,200.00
24" X 36"

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Rose & Sun is the second and Rose & Moon is the third in CJ’s series “Five Statements on The Rose”. They celebrate the phases in nature: growth, renewal, night, day, and the passage of time through the solar cycle and the moon’s phases. These paintings explore the mystery of solar and lunar polarities. Given a male and female association, the lunar rose is the feminine principle, while the sun is the masculine.

Rose and Moon

Mixed Media Paint
$650.00
22" X 27"

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Rose & Sun is the second and Rose & Moon is the third in CJ’s series “Five Statements on The Rose”. They celebrate the phases in nature: growth, renewal, night, day, and the passage of time through the solar cycle and the moon’s phases. These paintings explore the mystery of solar and lunar polarities. Given a male and female association, the lunar rose is the feminine principle, while the sun is the masculine.

Knotty Rose at Sunset

India Ink and Watercolor
$900.00
27" X 32"

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Knotty Rose at Sunset celebrates those climbing roses that twist and wind their way along a trellis or throughout a wild landscape. Viewing these kinds of roses in the waning light of sunset was the inspiration for this painting. Knotty Rose at Sunset is the fourth painting In CJ’s series "Five Statements on the Rose".

Rose and Landscape

India Ink and Watercolor
$1,400.00
28 " X 33", 3/4" thick basic Frame

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Rose and Landscape is the fifth in CJ’s series “Five Statements on the Rose”. The stylized rose juxtaposed against a more naturalistic landscape creates a dynamic composition that heightens the symbolic potency of the iconic rose. It explores the interconnectedness of life in nature and singles out the rose as a symbol of vitality and abundance.

CJ Hurley