Once Upon A Time In The Giants Causeway Print

This painting is based on two photos I took recently while on vacation in Ireland and Scotland. The first is of the rocky seaside coastline of the Giant's Causeway in northern Ireland. While the second is from a photo of a painting I took in a gallery in Glasgow by Jules Bastien-LePage of a sad peasant girl. When I saw the painting, I decided I was going to put that girl (or at least my version of her) into a painting. I decided to place her atop a giant boulder at the edge of the sea. To me there is a certain timelessness to the Giant's Causeway. Having this sad, peasant girl that was originally painted in the 18th century created a story in my own mind. Why is she standing atop the rock? And what is she staring at off in the distance? Though a departure from my traditional surrealistic ways, this still has a certain surrealistic feel to it. It was a joy to create and I hope you enjoy it!