Golden Passage

$500

Golden Passage captures the elemental beauty of the California desert at dawn, where a quiet road stretches toward distant mountains bathed in soft amber light. The composition is both grounding and transcendent — a study in texture, tone, and transition. The open pathway creates a sense of invitation, drawing the viewer forward into the unknown. Layers of ochre and gold dissolve into the horizon, evoking the promise of exploration and the calm of solitude.

Biophilic Design Benefits:

Golden Passage embodies several core patterns of biophilic design, combining spatial invitation, warmth, and balance to engage both the senses and the imagination:

  • Prospect & Mystery (Nature of the Space): The winding desert road creates a sense of journey and visual intrigue, inviting exploration while maintaining comfort and orientation — a perfect expression of the Prospect and Mystery patterns that evoke curiosity and calm.

  • Dynamic & Diffuse Light (Nature in the Space): The amber tones of dawn introduce gentle contrast and shifting illumination, regulating mood and encouraging an intuitive connection to the natural rhythm of time.

  • Material Connection with Nature (Natural Analogues): The earthen hues of gold and ochre, combined with organic texture and horizon line, echo the sensory familiarity of natural environments, promoting grounding and warmth.

  • Connection with Natural Systems (Nature in the Space): The expansive landscape and changing light embody the passage of time and the enduring cycles of nature — a visual metaphor for resilience, reflection, and renewal.

Together, these elements create a psychologically engaging yet serene spatial experience, blending the clarity of open air with the stability of the desert floor. Golden Passage brings direction, optimism, and contemplative calm to interior environments — an ideal visual anchor for hospitality, wellness, and residential spaces designed to inspire reflection and flow.

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The face of the frame is 5/8" wide and the depth is 1-1/16" except for the extra large sizes that come with a deep frame that has a 1" face and is 2-1/4" deep. Wider and deeper frames are available on other sizes with a custom order.
The standard mat sizes for artwork 12x18” is 1.5" on all sides. Our 16x24” pieces have a 2.5” mat. The extra large sizes including 20x30” and 24x36” have a 3” matte. The 30x45” has a 4” mat and 38”x57” a 5” mat. Different sized mats are available with your artwork when you place a custom order. Please note that the mat ratios within the frame in the product photos may be slightly different from the actual product. Please contact us if you have questions about the mockups.
Each frame is made to order and includes archival acid-free foam core backing that is dry mounted via heat transfer that is 100% reversible. If you choose to have a mat, they are acid-free, custom cut 4-ply white mats with beveled edges. To help prevent long-term damage to your artwork, we use UV-shielding plexiglass (which protects about 82-85% of UV rays) and a spacer between the photo and the plexiglass so there's no contact. And all frames come with a protective paperback finish, a Healing Fine Art sticker, wall bumpers, hanging hardware, nails, and hanging and care instructions. Smaller frames come with a sawtooth for hanging and middle size frames come standard with a wire. Extra large frames come with D hooks. Please make sure to tell us if you have a hanging preference for your frame that's outside of this standard practice when you place your order.

12 x 18” framed photograph with no mat  - 18.875" x 12.875" x 1.25" 

12 x 18” framed photograph with single 1.5" mat - 21.75" x 15.75" x 1.0625" 

16 x 24” framed photograph with no mat - 24.875" x 16.875" x 1.25" 

16 x 24” framed photograph with single 2.5” mat - 30.375" x 22.375" x 1.25" 

20 x 30” framed photograph with no mat - 30.875" x 20.875" x 1.25" 

20 x 30” framed photograph with single 3” mat - 36.875" x 26.875" x 1.25"

24 x 36” framed photograph with no mat - 30.875" x 20.875" x 1.25" with no Mat 

24 x 36” framed photograph with single 3” mat - 43.25" x 31.25" x 2.25" 

30 x 45” framed photograph with no mat - 46.5" x 31.5" x 1.875"

30 x 45” framed photograph with single 4” mat -  53.5" x 38.5" x 1.8755" 

38 x 57” framed photograph with no mat - 39.25" x 58.25" x 2.25"

38 x 57” framed photograph with single 5” mat - 49.25" x 68.25" x 2.25"

Custom frames and mats are available if you don't see the option you want in the shop. Please email jaime@jaimekowal.com with your request for a custom order.

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