The bliss of solitude..

The bliss of solitude..

Acrylic, Pencil on Paper

Troy Ramos

2020

With virtually nothing but instinct and belief, the horrors of doubt disperse and all that remains is what we can see. This is the final work in a set of three works now referred to as ‘the Daffodils’ because of its connection to the William Wordsworth poem “I wandered lonely as a cloud..”. Originally only numbered as #46, it’s only a year later that this poem is finally recognized as the inspiration for the work.

This poem’s theme of the relationship between the individual and the natural world parallels the state of the artist in quarantine, simultaneously limited and secured by long walks as the only form of contact with the world.

The elements in this painting, the spatial distances, the overlapping of colors and the feel of being simultaneously pulled and pushed, illustrates the tension between isolation and seeking comfort. It is in this state that the work begins to open itself to ideas about what it meant to be in the state of the unknown.

11 x 14

Acid free, heavy paper

Shipped in a protective seal

Signed and includes a Certificate of Authenticity