Lichen-covered Bedrock (Monhegan Whaleback) 14 x 11
Original Painting by Kelly B Desrosiers, 14”x11”x1.25”, ready to hang.
The Whaleback is an enormous rounded rise of bedrock on the coast of Monhegan. It is so large you would not see it as a whaleback except from certain angles. The granite is encrusted with all kinds of lichens of many colors. Only in cracks and crevices does soil form and plants grow. I added the flower to the secretive fold in the earth’s crust to make the viewer feel a sense of miraculous discovery.
This piece is a mixed media artwork involving a multi-layered technique that I evolved over several years. A richly textured surface, with luminous color and visual depth results.For me, the overlapping patterns in layers of transparency and complexity represent the intertwined ecological relationships of this special place.
This painting has been created on a cradled wood panel with black painted edges, no additional framing required, with hanging 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!
Original Painting by Kelly B Desrosiers, 14”x11”x1.25”, ready to hang.
The Whaleback is an enormous rounded rise of bedrock on the coast of Monhegan. It is so large you would not see it as a whaleback except from certain angles. The granite is encrusted with all kinds of lichens of many colors. Only in cracks and crevices does soil form and plants grow. I added the flower to the secretive fold in the earth’s crust to make the viewer feel a sense of miraculous discovery.
This piece is a mixed media artwork involving a multi-layered technique that I evolved over several years. A richly textured surface, with luminous color and visual depth results.For me, the overlapping patterns in layers of transparency and complexity represent the intertwined ecological relationships of this special place.
This painting has been created on a cradled wood panel with black painted edges, no additional framing required, with hanging 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!
Original Painting by Kelly B Desrosiers, 14”x11”x1.25”, ready to hang.
The Whaleback is an enormous rounded rise of bedrock on the coast of Monhegan. It is so large you would not see it as a whaleback except from certain angles. The granite is encrusted with all kinds of lichens of many colors. Only in cracks and crevices does soil form and plants grow. I added the flower to the secretive fold in the earth’s crust to make the viewer feel a sense of miraculous discovery.
This piece is a mixed media artwork involving a multi-layered technique that I evolved over several years. A richly textured surface, with luminous color and visual depth results.For me, the overlapping patterns in layers of transparency and complexity represent the intertwined ecological relationships of this special place.
This painting has been created on a cradled wood panel with black painted edges, no additional framing required, with hanging 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!