"Ballast Blue" by Michael DesRosiers Abstract Mixed-Media on a MDF Panel (2022)

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Artist Michael DesRosiers creates paintings, mixed-media works, and welded aluminum sculptures. Noted for his ability with color, DesRosiers' non-objective art … Read more Artist Michael DesRosiers creates paintings, mixed-media works, and welded aluminum sculptures. Noted for his ability with color, DesRosiers' non-objective art is as in tune with nature as it is with the complexities of the human psyche. This artist has spent decades in the studio refining his unique sensibility, one that combines the authenticity of the abstract idiom with the emotional impact of vivid color. His work has been widely exhibited in galleries and at international art fairs.

DesRosiers begins this mixed-media work by preparing a 41.5 inches by 62.5 inches by 3 inches MDF panel, applying multiple coats of acrylic paint. He then creates painted and printed sheets of paper, each featuring complex patterns and colors. Using these unique proprietary materials as a foundation for the composition, DesRosiers interlocks selected pieces, often applying intermediate glazes of translucent paint and burnishing each layer together one to the next. The final result is a seamless image that transcends its components. To complete the piece, multiple coats of MSA varnish are applied for both performance and protection.


“Ballast Blue” captures the essence of the ocean, composed as it is from a stack of interconnect blue and white shapes stitched together by delicate lines of paint in colors characteristic to the maritime palette of the piece . This is a work which is hewn not from the earth, but instead ladled from the sea. Reflecting the color complexity of any place defined by water, “Ballast Blue”, with an outward wavefront of cobalt blue, can recall the athletic wave action of any great ocean just as easily as it can provide the comfort of a tropical lagoon with its white sandy beach. The artwork is intentionally unframed. The dripped edges not only record the history of the piece but also serve as the transition between the work and the wall.

This mixed-media work is accompanied by a certificate of authenticity from the artist. Simple installation instructions will also be included See less