The Listener
by James C. Christensen

There are two types of people—those who wait to talk and those who listen. –Anonymous

In the Dolby® surround sound of our daily lives, we all have to find our own mute button. “Since a painting has no soundtrack, the title character at the center of The Listener has found the best way to shut off all the noise in the visual cacophony around him by closing his eyes,” Christensen says. “Listening to his still, small, inner-voice, he remains centered without being overcome.We can all find peace in this busy world, but sometimes need to be reminded that we are in charge of our destiny and each of us has the ability to focus without being pushed and pulled as victims.”The characters found in the colorful “noise” around the listener in this painting take many forms including politicians, mothers-in-law, musicians, and famous artists… can you find Picasso? Through it all, our listener ignores the noise in favor of his own personal tranquility.

Greenwich Workshop Fine Art Giclée Canvas:
limited to 175 s/n. 25"w x 25"h.
$650 | $790 CDN | £425 | €610
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Greenwich Workshop Fine Art Print:
limited to 350 s/n. 20"w x 20"h.
$195 | $235 CDN | £125 | €185
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Who are these people?! (or Six Degrees of "The Listener")
Can you identify the characters in James C. Christensen’s The Listener?

For The Listener, artist James C. Christensen found inspiration in the art of 15th century Flemish painter, Hieronymus Bosch. In his time, Bosch’s vivid symbolism and strikingly free style was simultaneously marvelous and at times terrifying. In the course of creating this painting, Christensen expanded his references to include a wider range of art and artists.

Can you find:

• A Bosch-inspired noisy demon with wings blowing a horn?
• A Bosch figure talking to a grieving woman in red sleeves ( Mary Magdalene as portrayed in Deposition, a painting by another Flemish artist Roger van der Weyden)?
• A cameo of artist Pablo Picasso (Hint: The cherries on his head are a reference to Bosch’s The Garden of Earthly Delights and a symbol of lustiness)?
• A Bottecelli woman contemplating the advances of a wealthy older man from Venice?
• Two cherubs or “putti”?
• Three critics judging a woman and her child?
• A fancy admiral?
• A lawyer holding a legal brief?
• A woman experiencing sadness and grief?
• A hunchback yelling in a school of fish?
• Monkey business?
• The mother-in-law?
• Seven birds and bird-brained characters?
• A Spanish king borrowed from Goya?
• Medieval rock Musicians?
• The publisher?
• And, of course, three scary clowns

While the crowd may be maddening, Christensen seeks to remind us of one’s ability to find serenity and inner peace amid the uproar of life!

We are, each of us, angels with only one wing.
And we can only fly embracing each other.
—Luciano De Crescenzo

Sleeper, Lost in Dreams
by James C. Christensen

“In dreams, it is said that wings represent a release of creative forces, that they give us the ability to understand and transcend the human condition,” Christensen says of Sleeper, Lost in Dreams. “In religion, wings appear on angels, faeries, spirits and demons. In mythology, winged creatures are often messengers of the gods; they are a symbol of freedom and spirituality and a character having one wing is said to be lost in dreams.” Following in the tradition of his previous four bronze sculptures, we present Sleeper, Lost in Dreams. Meticulously crafted and superbly detailed, this sculpture is sure to grace the lives of collectors for generations to come.

Greenwich Workshop Fine Art Bronze Sculpture:
limited to 100 s/n. 9"w x 24"h.
$6000 | $7300 CDN | £3760 | €5640
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