Where I Lay Down to Rest

Ireland Paintings By Dawn Richerson

Beyond the heather, in the shadow of the valley I lay down to rest. Held by the lilac grey mountains I fell into a second world, carried on a river of dreams where, out of the crevices in the mountain face above me, came a cast of characters to remind me all the world's a stage. So many hopes swirled inside that mountain as they came to life in me. In the heart of the Derryveagh Mountains, my heart was full although my life to many seemed, much like this landscape, vast and empty. What does your soul remember? What story is alive in you? This painting is an original Soul of Place painting from the Soul of Ireland and County Donegal collections by artist Dawn Richerson. In the heart of the Emerald Isle I was met with mystery and miracle. The soul of Ireland spoke to my soul, and I was forever changed.