The Beginning (2025) — Original Surrealist Painting by Jolanta Talaikiene
A goddess, her ravens and a single egg in a misted forest: the moment before the world begins.
The Beginning is a 2025 original acrylic painting on canvas by Jolanta Talaikiene, a Lithuanian-American symbolist painter based in New Jersey. Measuring 36 × 24 inches (91.4 × 61 cm), it shows a goddess figure attended by ravens in a cold blue, misted forest, with a single egg at the centre of the composition.
The story behind the painting
“For me, the egg is the mystery of birth, the beginning of the world. The goddess carries both the light and the dark, and the ravens are wisdom and instinct. This painting is about transformation, and the thin boundary between waking life and the subconscious.”
Symbols in The Beginning
The egg: birth, origin, the beginning of the world
The goddess: the balance of light and darkness
The ravens: wisdom and instinct
The misted blue forest: the threshold between waking life and the subconscious
Details
Acrylic on canvas · 36 × 24 in (91.4 × 61 cm) · 2025 · Signed by the artist · Certificate of authenticity
Acquire this painting
Available · $11,500, insured shipping included. Private viewings at the artist's studio in New Jersey, near New York City, or by video walkthrough.
At 36 inches tall, it holds a wall on its own: a hallway, a study, or above a console where it can be seen up close.
Every work is painted entirely by hand by the artist. No AI is used at any stage.