"The Emergence" by Robert Bissell
Signed Limited Edition Giclee on Canvas, Unframed
Image Size: 26 X 36 in.
Edition Size: 100

Monarch butterflies intrigue me. I visited the place near San Francisco where they congregate before migration to Mexico, and noticed lots of rabbits around at the same time. The idea for the painting started to form. One of my favorite Hudson River painters, Asher B. Durand, had a way of showing nature that I interpret as a creative force—dark and decayed becoming light and new. This approach informed the piece, which is about coming forth, opening up and going down the path.

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