Rose datoc dall

$463.00 I have created a series of monoprints in the spirit of visiting and revisiting and reinterpreting the same idea with regard to my sacred imagery. Gel-printing lends itself perfectly to this concept. The process entails transferring images of my drawings and hand-coloring each one individually. While the prints share the same drawing, each is uniquely hand-painted. There are no two exactly alike, which is the nature of monoprinting. I have hand-colored these monoprints with a variety…

I have created a series of monoprints in the spirit of visiting and revisiting and reinterpreting the same idea with regard to my sacred imagery. Gel-printing lends itself perfectly to this concept. The process entails transferring images of my drawings and hand-coloring each one individually. While the prints share the same drawing, each is uniquely hand-painted. There are no two exactly alike, which is the nature of monoprinting. I have hand-colored these monoprints with a variety of…

Welcome to the webpage of contemporary figurative artist, Rose Datoc Dall. Filipina-American artist, Rose Datoc Dall creates artwork predominately exploring contemporary figurative painting and printmaking. Rose is also known for her body of religious artwork.

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Mary, the sister of Martha, is anointing Jesus’ head for burial in this image (Matt 26:1-3, Mark 14:3-9). The most common depiction is this moment is Mary anointing Jesus’s feet & wiping them with hair (John 12:2-8). There are fewer depictions of her anointing his head, hence my choice. But I had an epiphany: when Mary interrupted a meal at Simon the Leper’s home where Jesus sat, she broke open an alabaster jar of Spikenard and anointed his head, body and feet. She was rebuked by the…

This image, by Rose Datoc Dall, portrays Adam and Eve after the fall, having left Eden. The images of Adam and Eve are a metaphor of the stages of mortality.