Gâteau and the Ocean

Located on the Atlantic, Vieux-Boucau-les-Bains is the first place where we stop on our way from Bordeaux to Biarritz. We sit on a wide, sandy, almost deserted beach, eat a gâteau basque and stare at the ocean. Although it is mid-October, the sun is hot and the blue sky is only sometimes obscured by small, feathery, almost transparent clouds.

In Warsaw I left the unfinished painting. This is a continuation of „Swing Till Dawn“. The same silhouette but presented from a different perspective. I am looking for a new and fresh expression for her. In the meantime, however, my eyes are on the rough ocean. I am enjoying its harmony. I admire the high, wide, irregular waves and wonder about their nature.

From these impressions, after returning, I create my latest painting „The Geometry of Change“. Does it show a woman and her afterimage, or two characters whose figures overlap like sea waves?

The Geometry of Change, acrylic on canvas, 80x60cm, 2019
The Geometry of Change, acrylic on canvas, 80x60cm, 2019

„Great Gatsby“ and „Vibe“

Quote from „Great Gatsby“ by Francis Scott Fitzgerald was not accidentally chosen as an introduction to my watercolor cycle entitled „The Vibes“.
The impulse for painting „Vibe“, the first picture of this series, was the initial scene of the Fitzgerald novel.
The book narrator, Nick Carraway, is visiting his friends. In one of the rooms of their spacious house located on the shores of the bay, he notices two young women. Daisy Buchanan and Blake Jordan sprawled on a wide sofa, are absorbed in their thoughts and silent contemplation. It is a hot summer afternoon, and through the wide-open windows, a sea breeze winds into the room.

And although Blake Jordan in the Fitzgerald story plays a supporting role, but her figure and independent, mysterious personality formed heroine of my painting „Vibe“. And then the picture evolved into a triptych.

Now entire „The Vibes“ series has appeared on 30 pcs. limited edition Fine Art Print (Giclée) posters. Available for purchase.

The Vibes Poster, 115x60cm
The Vibes, 2019
Fine Art Print (Giclée)
limited edition of 30 pcs.
printed on acid free, 190 g/m² paper
100% cotton Hahnemühle William Turner paper
115x60cm

The Vibes Poster (on a wall | example), 115x60cm
The Vibes, 2019
visualization, 115x60cm