It has been always curious to me why the Foundation choose this painting out of the twenty-five or so works completed during my residency. It seems to be the outlier of the group. Every on-site viewing of the colossal sea stack, Dun Briste, left me in the state of awe and terror. Yet, the diminutive painting reflects none of the location’s ferocity and power. In the studio the panel was treated as a quick sketch, incised lines rubbed with etching ink, oil paint on a glue surface, and a central iconic dark shape. I can only think that the Foundation saw the familiar site transformed into a painting with a quiet mystery.         - Dan Gualdoni,