L'il Luna Painting

A barefoot little girl, holding a lantern, stumbles across the fallen moon in a dark forest. The moon is giving off its own glow while the girl's lantern provides a little light of its own. Is she "Li'l Luna"? Or is it the moon itself that is "L'il Luna"? It matters not. The inspiration behind this painting came as a result of a birthday present from my son who gave me book titled "The Moon = From Inner Worlds to Outer Space". It featured paintings and illustrations of the moon and, having done a number of paintings involving the moon, I decided to do a new one which of course had to be in my surrealist mode. So I searched for images involving the moon and ultimately decided to create a fallen moon in the forest. I wanted to add in a human touch and rather than use my man in a bowler hat, I decided instead to feature a young girl discovering the moon. The dark forest at night, the barefoot little girl, and the moon glow all help to create a magical feel to the painting. It was great fun to create but quite tedious as well, including painting all four sides of the painting since it is a gallery wrap. Enjoy!