The Procession (2021) — Original Symbolist Painting by Jolanta Talaikiene
The path is yours, but you are not alone upon it.
The Procession is a 2021 original acrylic painting on canvas by Jolanta Talaikiene, a Lithuanian-American symbolist painter based in New Jersey. Measuring 36 × 36 inches (91.4 × 91.4 cm), it shows a long line of small beetles carrying pearl-like souls across the shore, while white birds rise toward a radiant, watching moon.
The story behind the painting
“This is not merely movement but the cosmic cycle of life. I show the human being as a beetle: among the smallest forms of earthly life, as we are tiny within the vastness of the Divine. Nearly invisible, yet each carries the Soul in its hands. The smallest body can hold the greatest mystery.”
“At the end of life, souls are entrusted to Higher Powers, the white birds, who weave them like pearls into a halo of Divine Light. The Divine has a gaze; it does not punish, it watches with forgiveness and love.”
Symbols in The Procession
The beetles: the human being, small within the Divine
The pearls: souls
The white birds: the Higher Powers who receive them
The radiant face: a Divine that watches with love
Recognition
2024 · Bronze Medal, Surrealism and Symbolism, International Galleries and Art Professionals Choices, Mondial Art Academia
Details
Acrylic on canvas · 36 × 36 in (91.4 × 91.4 cm) · 2021 · Signed by the artist · Certificate of authenticity
Acquire this painting
Available · $14,500, insured shipping included. Private viewings at the artist's studio in New Jersey, near New York City, or by video walkthrough.
A square work at 36 inches, it suits a dining room or a wide wall where the long procession can be followed end to end.
Every work is painted entirely by hand by the artist. No AI is used at any stage.