Medium: acrylic paint on canvases
Dimensions: 60"×90" composed of six 30"×30" canvases
Date: 12/04/09

This is my final project from the Painting II course. My original idea was to create six surreal landscapes with building ruins on a square format canvas; however, I found it quite difficult to create six different landscapes using a specific color palette in each. My solution was to create one large landscape consisting of six interesting fragments.
I wanted to mix reality with fantasy rather than to create a representational landscape; therefore the theme of this work could be described as a mysterious, surreal, and fantasy-like landscape. The whole landscape was supposed to change from a warm sunset into a cool night (going from left to right). Technically, it was also supposed to become more abstract as it changes in the color palette and the day time.
I could not work on all of the canvases at once, so it was quite challenging to make a smooth transition from one painting into another. Moreover, as I have never painted any landscapes before, I found it challenging to paint the sky.
The main inspiration for this specific theme came from my favorite artist Hayao Miyazaki and his breathtaking animated movies. The idea of ruins in this painting also came from my traveling across Lithuania, which is full of ancient castles, old manors, and abandoned living places.
It is the largest and most challenging painting I have worked on. Even though this work consists of six canvases, I consider it to be as a one large painting because the pieces can be arranged only in one particular order to reveal what lies behind them.

Thank you for viewing. Your critique is appreciated.