American Rose

ABOUT THE COLLECTION AMERICANA The Americana Collection Fine Art collaboration with photographer Caroline Jean Gray began when she and Lydia serendipitously struck up a friendship in the streets of Middleburg, Virginia; a place dear to both artists, the pair began working together in 2024. Quickly they realized their shared love for a focus on creating art to uplift the soul and conversation drifted to the broad inspiration of American life. Suddenly the two were planning a collaboration to capture the iconic America that would promote, and reawaken a positive and uplifting vision. Now in its second year, the collaboration has deepened into a visual anthology that honors timeless elegance, regional character, and the quietly extraordinary beauty found across the American landscape. ABOUT THE PIECE:  The American Rose is beautiful, strong, and conveys a quiet resilience.  A delicate bloom with strength of character. The colorful shades and tones of white- blues, ivory, cream, greys and purples indicate the depth of character of purity, the climbing form a nod to great ambition and the enduring American impulse to reach towards something greater. A bold stripe of red bleeds into deep, rich blue at the border-- a rose held, but not contained.  This is just the right kind of Patriotism.  SIZING 22" x 30" H on watercolor paper with natural edge. Float mounted in a walnut wood gallery style frame.