Limited Edition Original Hand Signed Giclee On Canvas By Josephine Wall Titled “Leda And The Swan”. This Giclee Is Hand Signed And Hand Embellished By The Artist. This Subject Is Numbered From An Edition Size Of 195. Image Size Is 20" X 26.5". Comes With A Certificate Of Authenticity. In Mint Condition! Throughout The Ages, The Rainbow Has Been The Symbol Of Hope, A Promise Of Better Things To Come. The Ancient Greeks Personified The Rainbow As The Goddess Iris, The Favourite Handmaiden And Messenger Of Hera, The Queen Of The Heavenly Court Of Olympus. Carried By Her Shimmering Wings, Iris Travels So Swiftly That Mortals Can See Only The Trail Of Her Rainbow-Coloured Passage Across The Sky. Artist Biography: Josephine Wall Is An English Born Artist Who Currently Resides In The Seaside Community Of Dorset, England. She Specializes In Mystical, Surreal-Like, Fantasy Paintings. She Often Strives To Impart A Message In Her Scenes, She Also Hopes To Inspire In Her Audience, A Personal Journey Into The Magical World Of Their Own Imagination. Enchanting And Detailed Images Cascade Freely From Her Fertile Imagination In An Endless Flow Of Ideas. Jo Wall Mostly Works With Acrylic Paint, Which Allows Her To Paint Quickly And To Create Many Textured And Colorful Effects . She Has Been Influenced And Inspired By The Illustrative Talents Of Arthur Rackham, The Surrealism Of Artists Such As Magritte And The Romanticism Of The Pre-Raphaelittes. This Combined With Her Own Imaginative Ideas, Has Led To A Wide And Varied Range Of Work. "The Art Of Painting Is More Than A Career To Me," She Says. It'S An All Consuming Obsession And A Love Of Color And Form. "In Fact If I Am Away From My Easel For Too Long I Become Restless And Anxious To Paint Again." Josephine Wall Is Also An Accomplished Sculptor And Has Created A Number Of Unique Figurines. Using Natural Stones She Finds Locally, Various Modeling Materials And Semi-Precious Stones She Creates Designs That Challenge The Viewer To Find The Point Where The Stone Ends And Begins. Jo Wall Has An Amazing Passion For Light, Color And Visual Story-Telling. The Images Created On Canvas Are So Intricate And Intertwined With Color And Story That It Can Take Many Viewings Of A Completed Work Of Art To See All That Is Built Into The Scenes. Josephine Is A Gracious And Gifted Artist Whose Perception Of The World Is Without Limitations. She Asks, "Why Not?" Therefore, She Can See Many Possibilities And Expresses The Sincere Enthusiasm She Has For Life In Her Work. The Life Of A Painter Was Clearly Her Destiny!