By
Tom Blood
Piece description from the artist
A little girl holding a lantern has stumbled upon the moon that has fallen from the sky and landed in the forest. Is she L'il Luna? Or is the moon itself, which appears to be quite small, actually L'il Luna. It matters not.
This painting was great fun to create though also quite tedious. The idea for it came when my youngest son presented me a book for my birthday called, "The Moon – From Inner Worlds to Outer Space". It features all kinds of images and paintings of the moon, which has been a frequent image used in many of my paintings. Paging through the book, it got me wondering about stumbling upon the moon myself, up close and personal. What would I think? I began searching for images and ultimately combined and interpreted a few different ones to concoct this startling image. Though dark, it also holds the promise of magic. To me, this painting is like a fairy tale and continues my quest to paint the impossible – or at least the highly improbable!
Tom Blood is a self-taught, modern-day surrealist, heavily influenced by his all-time favourite artist, Rene Magritte. Some of his early works include two crowd favorites – "Bobby Hull" which was created using a palette knife and "The Three Stooges" which was created using three primary colors. Since that time, Tom has pursued a more surrealistic path. He paints ideas. His goal is to paint the impossible, or at least, the highly improbable. With his paintings, viewers can always tell what's going on, not necessarily knowing why. He wants his paintings to tell stories that make people think, or bring a smile. His work has won numerous awards locally and he has had a number of solo shows in the St. Louis, Missouri area where he was born and raised.
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