Little Kingdoms - Where Nature Meets Imagination
Award-winning oil painter Anna Rose Bain will present her solo exhibition, Little Kingdoms, October 10-24, 2025, at Saks Galleries Cherry Creek. The show features a new body of work that invites viewers on a journey through realms of rhythm and color, nature, and imagination. In Little Kingdoms, Bain explores what it means to create and inhabit a “kingdom.” Through vibrant landscapes, symbolic figures, and dreamlike motifs, she evokes spaces both real and imagined places where we seek refuge, claim belonging, and encounter wonder. “This collection is a sensory experience,” Bain explains. “It moves from the rich golds and fiery reds of autumn leaves and florals to the lush greens and tranquil blues of mountains, forests, and seas. Some works zoom in, revealing overlooked details, while others expand outward into sweeping landscapes and motifs. The figures serve as guides—each carrying their own presence and story. And the settings or places within these paintings—whether familiar or not—tend to resonate on a personal level, evoking memories that belong to each viewer.” Highlights include Lioness, a commanding nude who gazes out with mythic power, and His Highness, a 90-inch-tall playful portrait of a boy and his giraffe companion that questions who truly rules in the kingdoms of imagination. The Meditation series consists of autumn leaves in a variety of color harmonies, all viewed from above. Bain, a two-time Gold Medalist with the Oil Painters of America, is known for elevating genre painting with dignity, beauty, and reverence. Her work has been featured on the covers of Fine Art Connoisseur and The Artist’s Magazine. Little Kingdoms opens October 10, 2025, from 5-8 pm.
