Artworks
ASCENT
A portrait of integration.
The Soul in vertical alignment.
Ascent is not escape.
It is what happens after descent —
when the ground has been walked,
the shadows met,
and the body is ready to rise without leaving itself behind.
Ascent speaks to the moment after rupture, after intensity, after truth has already been faced.
This work does not depict striving or ambition.
It does not glorify transcendence or bypass the human experience.
Instead, it reflects a quieter, more difficult achievement:
coherence.
Painted in layered, deliberate strokes, Ascent emerges from the integration of opposites — strength and softness, clarity and humility, gravity and lift.
The figure does not push upward.
It stands upright.
There is no urgency here.
No performance.
No proving.
Only alignment.
This is the posture of someone who has learned that real ascent is not about leaving the body — but about inhabiting it fully.
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Ascent carries a stabilising presence.
It is suited to spaces where reflection, decision-making, and grounded leadership occur — environments that value clarity over noise, depth over urgency.
Placed within a home, studio, or contemplative workspace, Ascent does not demand attention.
It holds it.
The work invites the viewer into an internal vertical axis —
a felt sense of uprightness, breath, and inner order.
This is not an image that dominates a room.
It centres it.
ASCENT
Original Artwork
Acrylic on watercolour paper
Original artwork by Nic Anderson.
The original artwork is AVAILABLE.
Limited Edition Prints
Limited edition of 200.
Each print is signed and numbered by the artist.
Printed using archival pigment inks on
320gsm textured cotton rag (SiHl Masterclass Cotton Rag).
Each print includes a 3cm white border and is supplied unframed.
Available Sizes (image size):
• 50cm wide (approx. 50 × 69cm image; 56 × 75cm paper) — $365 AUD
• 60cm wide (approx. 60 × 82cm image; 66 × 88cm paper) — $495 AUD
• 80cm wide (approx. 80 × 110cm image; 86 × 116cm paper) — $765 AUD
(USD pricing displayed at checkout.)
Each print is produced to order.
Please allow approximately 7-10 business days for production, signing, and dispatch.
Carefully packed and shipped from Australia.
Each print is produced under artist supervision to ensure fidelity to the original work.
Statement & Architectural Works
For collectors, designers, and architects seeking a larger presence, ASCENT is available in oversized and site-responsive formats outside the numbered limited edition.
These works are particularly suited to residential feature walls, gallery-scale interiors, hospitality spaces, and architectural environments.
Available formats include:
• Large-format archival paper prints
• Canvas
• Custom substrates by enquiry
Maximum print width: 1500mm on paper
Canvas available up to 1400mm on the short side (allowing for stretch/wrap).
Oversized works are produced to order.
Please enquire directly to discuss scale, placement, and architectural context.
The Transmission
In a world that rewards urgency,
Ascent honours steadiness.
This is not the climb of ambition,
but the rise that comes from alignment.
Nothing here is forced.
Nothing is bypassed.
The lift is earned.
Breath by breath,
the body remembers its vertical line.
Ascent is not above life —
it is fully within it.