NEREUS
The ancient calm beneath all waves
48 × 24 inches · Horizontal
Nereus is the ocean’s oldest stillness—the depth that does not panic when the surface changes. This work carries a grounded, timeless serenity: strength without display, wisdom without urgency.
In this wide horizontal format, the feeling expands like a quiet horizon—water as refuge, breath, and belonging. Layers of image and encaustic settle into one another like tide-memory held in wax, creating a presence that steadies a room simply by being there.
Nereus belongs in spaces meant to feel anchored and restored: entryways, great rooms, long walls where calm should stretch out and soften everything around it. He offers not drama, but endurance—the kind of calm that lasts.
Myth
In Greek mythology, Nereus is the “Old Man of the Sea,” a primordial sea god known for truth, prophecy, and gentle wisdom. Unlike the volatile gods of storm and upheaval, Nereus represents the ocean’s benevolent nature—steady, honest, and quietly powerful. He is father to the Nereids, the sea nymphs, and embodies the deep, dependable intelligence of the sea: ancient calm, guiding truth, and protection through steadiness
A one-of-a-kind mixed media original, created through Susan Roche’s signature process of layering light, texture, and water.. This work captures that duality through layered photography and fine art mediums that merge light, texture, and depth.
48 × 24 × 1.5 inches
NEREUS
The ancient calm beneath all waves
48 × 24 inches · Horizontal
Nereus is the ocean’s oldest stillness—the depth that does not panic when the surface changes. This work carries a grounded, timeless serenity: strength without display, wisdom without urgency.
In this wide horizontal format, the feeling expands like a quiet horizon—water as refuge, breath, and belonging. Layers of image and encaustic settle into one another like tide-memory held in wax, creating a presence that steadies a room simply by being there.
Nereus belongs in spaces meant to feel anchored and restored: entryways, great rooms, long walls where calm should stretch out and soften everything around it. He offers not drama, but endurance—the kind of calm that lasts.
Myth
In Greek mythology, Nereus is the “Old Man of the Sea,” a primordial sea god known for truth, prophecy, and gentle wisdom. Unlike the volatile gods of storm and upheaval, Nereus represents the ocean’s benevolent nature—steady, honest, and quietly powerful. He is father to the Nereids, the sea nymphs, and embodies the deep, dependable intelligence of the sea: ancient calm, guiding truth, and protection through steadiness
A one-of-a-kind mixed media original, created through Susan Roche’s signature process of layering light, texture, and water.. This work captures that duality through layered photography and fine art mediums that merge light, texture, and depth.
48 × 24 × 1.5 inches
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