Imagine Art Gallery & Studio

Description

“Rose Gold” is both literal description and clever wordplay. This monumental 48 x 96″ four-panel original mixed media work from Chris McLaughlin’s Cast Copper collection showcases dimensional roses rendered across oxidized copper that’s been coaxed into actual rose gold patina—making the title work on both botanical and material levels.

Four vertical copper panels join to create a continuous canvas where chemistry becomes color. The patina develops in vertical drips and washes of rose gold, mint green, teal, turquoise, lavender purple, and rust orange—colors you can’t get from paint because they’re the result of copper oxidizing under controlled conditions. Each panel shows slightly different tonal dominance while maintaining overall harmony, creating visual rhythm through variation. The rose gold tones are particularly luminous, warm metallic hues that justify half the piece’s name.

Hand-drawn textured roses cover the surface—spiraling blooms scattered deliberately across all four panels, rendered in dark line work that contrasts beautifully against the glowing patina. These aren’t painted on—they’re dimensional elements built into the copper surface itself, creating actual relief you can see in profile. Each rose is individually worked, spiraling from tight center outward in organic curves that capture the flower’s natural geometry. The roses justify the other half of the title—this is genuinely rose gold: roses on rose gold.

The textured acrylic elements add dimensional complexity to the roses, creating raised areas that catch light differently than the flat copper sections. This isn’t just visual texture but actual three-dimensional presence—the piece changes as you move past it, as room lighting shifts throughout the day, as the copper continues its slow evolution over time (patinated copper is living material that subtly changes).

What makes “Rose Gold” exceptional within the Cast Copper collection is its scale and the sophisticated four-panel composition. This unique mixed media approach—combining oxidized copper with textured floral elements—creates artwork you simply can’t find elsewhere. This isn’t accent art—it’s room-defining installation. The substantial 48 x 96″ horizontal span commands entire walls, making it perfect for living rooms, dining rooms, executive offices, hotel lobbies, or anywhere that needs genuine artistic presence rather than mere decoration.

The color palette defies typical floral art categorization—simultaneously warm and cool, earthy and ethereal, organic and industrial. The rose gold and teal combination is particularly sophisticated—on-trend without being trendy, timeless without being dated. This is flower art for people who don’t usually do flower art, botanical imagery rendered through industrial process rather than traditional painting. While part of the Flower Flow collection, the copper medium elevates these blooms beyond conventional floral art into something far more unique. The double meaning embedded in the title reflects McLaughlin’s thoughtful approach—every element serves multiple purposes.

Ideal for serious art collectors seeking unique media and technical complexity, interior designers needing statement pieces that spark conversation, or anyone drawn to artwork where process and material are as important as the final image. This piece represents hundreds of hours of work—copper preparation, patina development, hand-building textured roses, surface sealing—making it genuinely one-of-a-kind.

Original textured mixed media on copper panels (acrylic and oxidized copper patina). Four-panel installation. Total dimensions: 48 x 96″. Ready to hang as multi-panel statement piece. From the exclusive Cast Copper collection. Not available as prints.