Series: ‘River Abstracts’ Collection
Medium: Hahnemühle Fine Art Photo Rag
Date: 2022, Iceland
Size (H x W): 18×36, 24×48, 30 × 60 (inches)
Artist: Alexander Rowan
Edition: This edition has been closed.

As meandering streams carve through the landscape, shallow pools form and attract birds within an otherwise barren terrain.

Alexander Rowan

Silken Dunes

‘Rising River Sun, #1-5’
(#5)

Series: ‘River Abstracts’ Collection
Medium: Hahnemühle Fine Art Baryta Rag
Date & Loc: 2023, Iceland
Size (H x W): 12 × 22, 17 × 30, & 22 × 39 (inches)
Artist: Alexander Rowan
Edition: 50 as Limited Edition + 2 A.P.

The most versatile and adaptable piece in the ‘River Abstracts’ collection, River’s Rising Sun is a series of photographs that can be featured as a single piece, a triptych, or grouping of up to (5) originals from the same scene showcasing the glow of the river at first light. 

*Note: Pricing and Editions are per piece. If purchasing a triptych (3 pieces) or polyptych (5 pieces) add total number of artworks to cart, and the gallery will contact you for orientation configuration and other framing customizations.

River's Rising Sun #5

‘Rising River Sun, #1-5’
(#4)

Series: ‘River Abstracts’ Collection
Medium: Hahnemühle Fine Art Baryta Rag
Date & Loc: 2023, Iceland
Size (H x W): 12 × 22, 17 × 30, & 22 × 39 (inches)
Artist: Alexander Rowan
Edition: 50 as Limited Edition + 2 A.P.

The most versatile and adaptable piece in the ‘River Abstracts’ collection, River’s Rising Sun is a series of photographs that can be featured as a single piece, a triptych, or grouping of up to (5) originals from the same scene showcasing the glow of the river at first light. 

*Note: Pricing and Editions are per piece. If purchasing a triptych (3 pieces) or polyptych (5 pieces) add total number of artworks to cart, and the gallery will contact you for orientation configuration and other framing customizations.

River Rising Sun #4

Skogafoss, Self-Portrait

‘Sandforms’

Series: ‘River Abstracts’ Collection
Medium: Hahnemühle Fine Art Bartya Photo Rag
Date & Loc: 2024, Iceland
Size (H x W): 16×24, 24×36, & 32×48 (inches)
Artist: Alexander Rowan
Edition: 25 as Limited Edition + (2) A.P.

The prominent black sands give form to the river as erosion transforms into abstraction. The setting sun begins to refract gold in the mineral rich glacial meltwaters from Hofsjökull Glacier, which gives the river life.

Sandforms

Black Sands Beach’

Series: ‘River Abstracts’ Collection
Medium: Hahnemühle Fine Art Bartya Photo Rag
Date & Loc: 2023, Iceland
Size (H x W): 20×20, 30×30, & 40×40 (inches)
Artist: Alexander Rowan
Edition: 25 as Limited Edition + (2) A.P.

The mineral rich waters of the river meet the black sandy beach, and sulfer shines gold as light refracts along the shores.

Black Sands Beach

Self-portrait, Vestrahorn

‘Rising River Sun, #1-5’
(#3)

Series: ‘River Abstracts’ Collection
Medium: Hahnemühle Fine Art Baryta Rag
Date & Loc: 2023, Iceland
Size (H x W): 12 × 22, 17 × 30, & 22 × 40 (inches)
Artist: Alexander Rowan
Edition: 50 as Limited Edition + 2 A.P.

The most versatile and adaptable piece in the ‘River Abstracts’ collection, River’s Rising Sun is a series of photographs that can be featured as a single piece, a triptych, or grouping of up to (5) originals from the same scene showcasing the glow of the river at first light. 

*Note: Pricing and Editions are per piece. If purchasing a triptych (3 pieces) or polyptych (5 pieces) add total number of artworks to cart, and the gallery will contact you for orientation configuration and other framing customizations.

Rising River Sun #3

‘Rising River Sun, #1-5’
(#1)

Series: ‘River Abstracts’ Collection
Medium: Hahnemühle Fine Art Baryta Rag
Date & Loc: 2023, Iceland
Size (H x W): 12 × 22, 17 × 30, & 22 × 40 (inches)
Artist: Alexander Rowan
Edition: 50 as Limited Edition + 2 A.P.

The most versatile and adaptable piece in the ‘River Abstracts’ collection, River’s Rising Sun is a series of photographs that can be featured as a single piece, a triptych, or grouping of up to (5) originals from the same scene showcasing the glow of the river at first light. 

*Note: Pricing and Editions are per piece. If purchasing a triptych (3 pieces) or polyptych (5 pieces) add total number of artworks to cart, and the gallery will contact you for orientation configuration and other framing customizations.

Rising River Sun #1

‘Rising River Sun, #1-5’
(#2)

Series: ‘River Abstracts’ Collection
Medium: Hahnemühle Fine Art Baryta Rag
Date & Loc: 2023, Iceland
Size (H x W): 12 × 22, 17 × 30, & 22 × 40 (inches)
Artist: Alexander Rowan
Edition: 50 as Limited Edition + 2 A.P.

The most versatile and adaptable piece in the ‘River Abstracts’ collection, River’s Rising Sun is a series of photographs that can be featured as a single piece, a triptych, or grouping of up to (5) originals from the same scene showcasing the glow of the river at first light. 

*Note: Pricing and Editions are per piece. If purchasing a triptych (3 pieces) or polyptych (5 pieces) add total number of artworks to cart, and the gallery will contact you for orientation configuration and other framing customizations.

Rising River Sun #2 (center)

‘The Search For Sea’

Series: ‘River Abstracts’ Collection
Medium: Hahnemühle Fine Art Bartya Photo Rag
Date & Loc: 2024, Iceland
Size (H x W): 16×24, 24×36, & 40×60 (inches)
Artist: Alexander Rowan
Condition: Made to order
Edition: 25 as Limited Edition + (2) A.P.

Water carves through rock and leaves veins of stone on the earth’s skin. Early spring moss begins to come to life as browns beget yellow.

The Search For Sea

‘River Potion’

Series: ‘River Abstracts’ Collection
Medium: Hahnemühle Fine Art Bartya Photo Rag
Date & Loc: 2025, Iceland
Size (H x W): 16×24, 24×36, & 32×48 (inches)
Artist: Alexander Rowan
Edition: 25 as Limited Edition + (2) A.P.

The colors of the Pjorsa change by the hour as minerals mix and the sun dances through the sky, as its form endlessly reshapes itself through movement and time.

River Potion

Fjaðrárgljúfur Point

‘River Roots’

Series: ‘River Abstracts’ Collection
Medium: Hahnemühle Fine Art Bartya Photo Rag
Date & Loc: 2024, Iceland
Size (H x W): 16×24, 24×36, & 32×48 (inches)
Artist: Alexander Rowan
Edition: 25 as Limited Edition + (2) A.P.

Braided channels spill across the dark crust of the earth below, and moss glows gold as it springs to life with season’s change.

River Roots

‘Flying Home’ 

From Series: ‘River Abstracts’ Collection
Medium: Hahnemühle Fine Art Bartya Photo Rag
Date & Loc: 2024, Iceland
Sizes (H x W): 16×24, 24×36, 40×60, & 48×72 (inches)
Artist: Alexander Rowan
Edition: 25 as Limited Edition + (2) A.P.

‘Flying Home’ is the featured piece of River Abstracts and an all-time favorite in Alex’s collection: A bird’s eye view of the almighty Pjorsa capturing a surreal moment where seagulls take flight as the sun sets over the sea.

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Almighty Pjorsa

‘Of Moss & Stone’

Series: ‘River Abstracts’ Collection
Medium: Hahnemühle Fine Art Bartya Photo Rag
Date & Loc: 2023, Iceland
Size (H x W): 16×24, 24×36, & 32×48 (inches)
Artist: Alexander Rowan
Edition: 25 as Limited Edition + (2) A.P.

The waters of the Pjorsa glow rich with minerals - sometimes green, sometimes blue, as the summer moss spreads on the barren black plains.

Moss & Stone

‘Many Paths Home’

Series: ‘River Abstracts’ Collection
Medium: Hahnemühle Fine Art Photo Rag
Date: 2022, Iceland
Size (H x W): 12×24, 24×48, 30 × 60 (inches)
Artist: Alexander Rowan
Edition: 25 as Limited Edition + (2) A.P. 

This arial photograph in Iceland captures the Pjorsa River crossing the black plains of the islands’ southern shore. The water glows blue with minerals, resembling veins etched in the landscape by erosion and time.

Many Paths Home

‘Royal Shores’

Series: ‘River Abstracts’ Collection
Medium: Hahnemühle Fine Art Bartya Photo Rag
Date & Loc: 2023, Iceland
Size (H x W): 16×20, 28×36, & 40×50 (inches)
Artist: Alexander Rowan
Edition: 25 as Limited Edition + (2) A.P.

Meltwater branches across the volcanic sands in an ever-evolving anatomy of the river’s shores. On this particular day the morning light glowed warm on the black sands to reveal hidden purple hues.

Alexander Rowan

collection: Iceland

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