'WILD AWAKE' The Abandon of Safe & Surrender to Self
Inglewood Fine Arts Gallery Exhibition March 2015
When I start a painting I do not plan or sketch. I simply begin. I am inspired both by life, and process. The drum of ink dancing across a fresh stretch of canvas. A slow kaleidoscope bleeding into the weave. Each stroke of my brush is an experience, and the building up and scraping away of layers is an event. The exploration of the topography constructed by my wandering is an act of release. I paint to let go. In the letting go..There I am. This collection is my waking up to the wild part of myself that slumbers no more. Vehement emotions often course through my body, teasing a chatter in my mind. My paintings are a clear language evoked from confusion. A window to a higher love. A place beyond logic. They are an affirmation of oneness, and my place in this world. Life makes more sense to me, when I paint. -Desere Pressey
“Space & time”
“Lowland flush ”
“Find a way ”
