My children, ages 8 & 11 have grown up with my paintings expecting some unusual, surreal or whimsical twist to them. When I painted Mountain Falls, my daughter looked closely at it for awhile then said "What's weird about it?" I have always fought against being stereotyped as a surrealist or fantasy artist ...or any kind of artist for that matter. I simply consider myself an artist who paints what I want, when I want. For this painting I have painted a made up place that I would just love to live next door to.