She Who Gathers the Dawn – Lotus & Water Lillies Series by Sivabalan
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She Who Gathers the Dawn – Lotus & Water Lillies Series by Sivabalan
Lotus & Water Lillies series
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Drawn to scale: the wall is 3 m high and the artwork is hung with its centre 150 cm from the floor, the height galleries use.
Point the camera at your wall, drag the artwork into place and use the slider (or pinch) to size it. Framed 166.0 × 74.0 cm — for reference, a standard door is about 200 cm high.
- Medium
- Oil on stretched Cotton/linen canvas, varnished
- Dimensions
- Image size 152.4 x 60.97 cm
Framed size 166 x 74 cm - Frame
- Stretched on Pine stretcher bars with bracing, framed in Ornate Italian 'Firenze' Antique gold frame.
- Edition
- 1 of 1
- Reference
- SIV-LWL-002 · Artist ref 8002
The story
Before the villages awaken fully, before the heat of the day settles over the waterways, the flower gatherers begin their journey.
Moving silently through the backwaters, they collect blossoms destined for temples, homes, ceremonies, and daily offerings. Their work is ritualistic, repeated each morning as it has been for generations.
In She Who Gathers the Dawn, the boat becomes a vessel not only for flowers but for tradition, memory, and connection. The gathered blooms create a vibrant trail through the landscape, suggesting the first colours of sunrise spreading across the water.
The surrounding lilies form an almost endless world, yet the lone figure moves confidently through it, guided by familiarity and purpose. The painting reminds us that beauty is often created through ordinary acts, and that the rhythms of daily life can contain moments of extraordinary grace.
By elevating this everyday scene, Sivabalan transforms a simple morning harvest into a reflection on perseverance, cultural heritage, and the enduring relationship between people and nature.
Supplied with a serialised Ivory & Ink certificate of authenticity and framed in the UK by a Guild Certified framer.
Suspended between water and sky, a solitary figure navigates a narrow boat through a vast expanse of floating lilies, gathering blossoms that seem to glow against the dark waters below. Seen from an elevated perspective, the scene unfolds like a living tapestry, where nature's patterns merge with human purpose.
In She Who Gathers the Dawn, Sivabalan captures a fleeting moment of quiet labour transformed into something poetic and timeless. Vibrant pink and white flowers spill across the vessel, creating a luminous pathway through a sea of green lily pads and reflected light. The rich textures and layered colours invite the viewer to linger, discovering new details with every glance.
Oil on stretched Cotton/linen canvas, varnished. Image size 152.4 x 60.97 cm, framed size 166 x 74 cm. Stretched on Pine stretcher bars with bracing, framed in Ornate Italian 'Firenze' Antique gold frame. 1 of 1.
Reference SIV-LWL-002
