This second painting is the bridge between the other two ideas, where exploration took the most time and I had to really step back and ask myself, what I'm trying to accomplish here? A melancholic-looking piece that you could stare at for a few minutes to figure out the details, but that wasn't heavy on the eyes. Gustav Klimt is a huge inspiration on this of course Fun fact: when I was creating this one I listened to a lot of Nessun Dorma / Turandot, Act 3, and Adagio for Strings.