The theme for artEDition #3 is Dare to Dream

It’s inspired by a Dorothea Tanning self portrait painted in 1944. The painting, small in scale at just 24 by 30 inches, feels vast in its sentiment. A lone female figure stands in the centre foreground. She is facing away from the viewer, gazing out toward a barren landscape. She is wearing a form-fitting white undergarment or swimsuit, and appears small against the wide, open scene. The ground is mostly pale greenish-grey, flat, and empty, stretching into the distance. On either side of her are large rocky formations – dark green and brown cliffs or hills – framing the scene. In the far distance, an isolated flat-topped rock formation rises from the horizon, under a pale green sky with a few faint yellowish clouds. The lighting is soft, and the overall mood is quiet and surreal. The vast, empty landscape, the soft, unnatural colours, the stillness of the scene, and the small, solitary figure all contribute to a sense of being in a dream rather than in a real place.