Sleeping Giant of Valentia - sold

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12"x16" on canvas mounted on professional artboard (Raymar)

When land formations fuel the imagination, legends abound! Here on Valentia Island, in the southwest part of Ireland, is a place that has continued to charm me. I am returning to paint, to learn more stories, see more and know more of this amazing place. This is the view from my friend Mary's yard, looking west. Further up the hill, around the bend, from my friend Barbara's house, you can see the skelligs, and the extension of land that are separate pieces that make up this "giant". But the giant appears to 'sleep' with his hands folded on his chest, resting between the river and the Atlantic Ocean. Rocked to sleep by the sound of the waves, the cry of the gulls and the call of the boats. His lovely bed is surrounded by fields of grasses and wildflowers....is there a prettier place on Earth?