oil painting

The last minutes of a summer evening in the Swedish archipelago, as the sun goes down behind the low islands. The sky and water are built from short, thick dabs of paint that read as pure colour up close and turn into flickering light from a distance.

A lemon branch hangs over a sunlit terrace in Menton, with a stone balustrade and a blue wrought-iron canopy behind it. Thick strokes of yellow and green against the calm lines of the architecture.

A proposal on a quiet restaurant balcony. He kneels in a dark blue suit; she holds his face, their foreheads almost touching. Deep blues and muted earth tones keep the attention on the two of them.

The view from an airplane window: a wing cuts across the canvas as a low sun hangs over dark water. Rough whites and blacks for the machine, soft greys and pinks for the evening.

Vilma, a grey cat, sits by a window half veiled by curtains. Loose strokes in cool blues and off-whites, and a mood of quiet watching.

A steep stone stairway between ochre houses with pale blue shutters, and a small figure on the way down. The Mediterranean light falls across the façades under a stippled blue sky.

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The medieval village of Dolceacqua in Liguria, seen from above, with its arched stone bridge over the river. Terracotta roofs and yellow houses among thick green foliage.

A Negroni in a cut-glass tumbler, with a square of ice and a slice of orange. Glowing reds and oranges against cool blues, and paint thick enough to feel the glass.

A French country manor in early evening, its large windows lit from inside. Warm light against the cool blues and greens of the garden.