A Wabanaki Mountain. 30" x 22" x 1.25"
Original Painting by Kelly B Desrosiers, 30”x22”, framed and ready to hang.
The title of this piece is A Wabanaki Mountain because all the lands that we now call Maine are Wabanaki ancestral homelands. This painting was inspired by Katahdin, which I visit yearly, and which is sacred to Wabanaki people. The double curve motif, found in several cultures but especially common in Wabanaki art, is in homage to this fact (see detail photo). Katahdin is magnificent, rich in every way. In the fall, the Blue Bead Lily puts out its seeds in oval capsules of the most gorgeous blue on slender stalks on the forest floor (see detail photo). This color struck me one fall as it contrasted with the autumn oranges on the mountain.
This original painting was achieved with a technique I developed to be able to layer pattern over pattern, transparently, which is meant to represent the complexity of relationships in the natural world, be they micro, macro, physical, ecological, energetic, imaginary, spiritual, etc. My science background has led me to attempt to somehow express this complexity in a technique involving layers of patterns, colors, marks, textures, lines, and dots.
This original painting is a mixed media artwork using professional Daniel Smith permanent watercolor, gouache, and ink on 300 lb. rough Saunders-Waterford watercolor paper, full sheet 30”x22”. The painting has been archivally mounted onto a sealed, gessoed cradled birch panel, then sealed with seven coats of Golden spray varnish. The first six coats are gloss varnish, followed by one or two coats of matte varnish to preserve the original surface appearance of the watercolor paper (which makes the varnish virtually invisible) but the painting is protected from dust and UV light as a result. This painting has been framed in a contemporary white ⅜” wide, 1.5”deep, painted wood frame of my own design and construction, with sturdy D-ring hardware and woven wire attached. I handcraft each and every step of my process in my own modest home studio in Unity, Maine. Mine is a one-woman operation, start to finish!
I have used “staging software” to show the scale and appearance of this painting were it to be hung in different rooms. This allows me to show you how this unique painting would look hung above a bed, couch, or on a wall. It is to help you visualize the scale of the work in your own home or office.
Original Painting by Kelly B Desrosiers, 30”x22”, framed and ready to hang.
The title of this piece is A Wabanaki Mountain because all the lands that we now call Maine are Wabanaki ancestral homelands. This painting was inspired by Katahdin, which I visit yearly, and which is sacred to Wabanaki people. The double curve motif, found in several cultures but especially common in Wabanaki art, is in homage to this fact (see detail photo). Katahdin is magnificent, rich in every way. In the fall, the Blue Bead Lily puts out its seeds in oval capsules of the most gorgeous blue on slender stalks on the forest floor (see detail photo). This color struck me one fall as it contrasted with the autumn oranges on the mountain.
This original painting was achieved with a technique I developed to be able to layer pattern over pattern, transparently, which is meant to represent the complexity of relationships in the natural world, be they micro, macro, physical, ecological, energetic, imaginary, spiritual, etc. My science background has led me to attempt to somehow express this complexity in a technique involving layers of patterns, colors, marks, textures, lines, and dots.
This original painting is a mixed media artwork using professional Daniel Smith permanent watercolor, gouache, and ink on 300 lb. rough Saunders-Waterford watercolor paper, full sheet 30”x22”. The painting has been archivally mounted onto a sealed, gessoed cradled birch panel, then sealed with seven coats of Golden spray varnish. The first six coats are gloss varnish, followed by one or two coats of matte varnish to preserve the original surface appearance of the watercolor paper (which makes the varnish virtually invisible) but the painting is protected from dust and UV light as a result. This painting has been framed in a contemporary white ⅜” wide, 1.5”deep, painted wood frame of my own design and construction, with sturdy D-ring hardware and woven wire attached. I handcraft each and every step of my process in my own modest home studio in Unity, Maine. Mine is a one-woman operation, start to finish!
I have used “staging software” to show the scale and appearance of this painting were it to be hung in different rooms. This allows me to show you how this unique painting would look hung above a bed, couch, or on a wall. It is to help you visualize the scale of the work in your own home or office.
Original Painting by Kelly B Desrosiers, 30”x22”, framed and ready to hang.
The title of this piece is A Wabanaki Mountain because all the lands that we now call Maine are Wabanaki ancestral homelands. This painting was inspired by Katahdin, which I visit yearly, and which is sacred to Wabanaki people. The double curve motif, found in several cultures but especially common in Wabanaki art, is in homage to this fact (see detail photo). Katahdin is magnificent, rich in every way. In the fall, the Blue Bead Lily puts out its seeds in oval capsules of the most gorgeous blue on slender stalks on the forest floor (see detail photo). This color struck me one fall as it contrasted with the autumn oranges on the mountain.
This original painting was achieved with a technique I developed to be able to layer pattern over pattern, transparently, which is meant to represent the complexity of relationships in the natural world, be they micro, macro, physical, ecological, energetic, imaginary, spiritual, etc. My science background has led me to attempt to somehow express this complexity in a technique involving layers of patterns, colors, marks, textures, lines, and dots.
This original painting is a mixed media artwork using professional Daniel Smith permanent watercolor, gouache, and ink on 300 lb. rough Saunders-Waterford watercolor paper, full sheet 30”x22”. The painting has been archivally mounted onto a sealed, gessoed cradled birch panel, then sealed with seven coats of Golden spray varnish. The first six coats are gloss varnish, followed by one or two coats of matte varnish to preserve the original surface appearance of the watercolor paper (which makes the varnish virtually invisible) but the painting is protected from dust and UV light as a result. This painting has been framed in a contemporary white ⅜” wide, 1.5”deep, painted wood frame of my own design and construction, with sturdy D-ring hardware and woven wire attached. I handcraft each and every step of my process in my own modest home studio in Unity, Maine. Mine is a one-woman operation, start to finish!
I have used “staging software” to show the scale and appearance of this painting were it to be hung in different rooms. This allows me to show you how this unique painting would look hung above a bed, couch, or on a wall. It is to help you visualize the scale of the work in your own home or office.
If you desire to purchase, please contact seller Kelly Desrosiers through this website to arrange shipping and receive an estimated cost to ship to your desired address. You can also email direct to me at kellyofunity@gmail.com