Desiree D'Ambrosio
Fine Art
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The Wheel
Polyptych (6' sq panels equalling 36' total of a continuous composition)
Oil/Cold Wax
I decided to create a series of large canvases as a way for me to explore and share how I felt about the numerous rapid changes currently happening within our society. I thought the truths and advances humankind has made would last forever. Those beliefs have been affected by a sense of uncertainty fueled by a powerful shifting of societal perspectives.
My understanding of life is filtered through creativity, particularly painting. I longed to find solid ground. I needed to find my footing. The music I chose to work with in creating this series was Bach's Cello Suites, performed by YoYo Ma.
The Initial Dance
Marker on Paper (6' x 18') Panels 3-5
Toned Canvas Panels
Transfer Paper Sketch to Panels
Finding Meaning in Certain Shapes
Blocking in the Story
Blocking In
Oil/ColdWax (6' x 18') Panels 1-3
Blocking In Underpainting Color
Oil/ColdWax (6' x 18') Panels 1-3
LOVE
"Love and compassion are necessities, not luxuries. Without them, humanity cannot survive."
Dalai Lama
NATURE
"In every walk with nature one receives far more than he seeks."
John Muir.
REFUGE
"Even if I know I shall never change the masses, never transform anything permanent, all I ask is that the good things also have their place, their refuge."
MIGHTY STORM
"The storm came. Lives were washed away. Ancient pains resurfaced. Now it is time for a sea of change."
BRIDGING THE DIVIDE
"My humanity is bound up in yours, for we can only be human together."
Archbishop Desmond Tutu
THE WHEEL
Available for exhibition in group or solo shows located in the Pacific Northwest