AVALON / Magic and Mystery Stationery

Colorful ,whimsical ,romantic, symbolist contemporary figurative watercolor painting for a spiritual,mystic legend figure in soft blue,pink ,red, purple,violet ,white colors by Alessandro Lumini 1988 . This cool and artistic design is also a beautiful gift for special occasions ,birthdays ,weddings,Christmas, holiday,Valentine's Day,Mardi Gras ( Fat Tuesday ) season. Avalon (probably from the Welsh Celtic word afal, meaning apple; is a legendary island featured in the Arthurian legend, famous for its beautiful apples. It first appears in Geoffrey of Monmouth's 1136 pseudohistorical account "The History of the Kings of Britain" as the place where King Arthur's sword Caliburn (Excalibur) was forged and later where Arthur is taken to recover from his wounds after the Battle of Camlann. As an "Isle of the Blessed" Avalon has parallels elsewhere in Indo-European mythology, in particular the Irish Tír na nÓg and the Greek Hesperides, also noted for its apples. Avalon was associated from an early date with immortal beings such as Morgan le Fay.