Spring! [Intellect and Optimism Create Butterflies (after Goya)]

I am thinking a lot of Goya's The Sleep of Reason Produces Monsters from Los Caprichos. The title implies that losing touch with reality is a scary place. The figure is slumped over a desk, his garments making him into a winged form like the bat/owl creatures behind him. I thought to redo the picture, changing it to mean the opposite. I think it is important to change the word "produce" from the Goya to "create" as a more postive action rather than cause and effect. The mood of my painting is optimistic, celebratory for spring and rebirth, while Goya's monsters press on him in a nightmare. The figure in my painting is female and is vertical, active, lyrical in her pose. The form of her head surrounded by her arms is echoed by the center of the yellow flower surrounded by petals. The monsters are replaced by butterflies. The expressionist paint handling is energetic and relaxed while clear. The fluidity of the forms and their environment suggest harmony. Of course the painting is indebted to DeKooning.