ROSS-SHIRE ROSE Hilton of Cadboll Stone © Hamish Burgess 2009.
Signed and numbered Limited Edition Giclée print of 300 on water-colour paper. 12 x 12 inches, plus a white unprinted border.
Ancient style Celtic art by Hamish Burgess, the original hand painted with acrylics on canvas (not yet sold).
Created for an Upcountry Maui art show with a red theme, every color used in ‘Ross-shire Rose’ is a shade of red, running from the lightest pink, which looks white, to the black outline, actually with a slight red tint when used very thinly. Difficult to see in the photo, each spiral has 2 or 3 shades throughout. It features 32 triple spirals, 8 double spirals, and a stylized gemstone at the center. The painting did not get in the art show – maybe not enough red!
The piece is based on a carved spiral panel of an ancient Pictish standing stone (9th century) originally in Ross-shire, Scotland, called the Hilton of Cadboll Stone. Also inspired by a line drawing recreating the broken panel, by the late great Celtic artist George Bain. Hamish studied the original stone which is now in the National Museum of Scotland in Edinburgh (and the replica on site at Hilton of Cadboll), which features part of the above spiral pattern, as well as Pictish symbols, a tree of life with zoomorphic birds, and a hunting scene seemingly led by a woman riding side-saddle.

All prints signed and numbered by the artist in pencil at the bottom.
The print you receive will not have the artist’s name across it, as in the photo. That is for internet viewing only.
Aloha and mahalo for looking.