Shower
Oil and acrylic on canvas, 2025
65x81cm
Available for sale
This painting started during a particularly difficult week when, feeling exhausted, I took a walk by the sea. It was early spring — the air was cold, and all the summer amenities had been cleared away, waiting for their season to return.
I happened upon an old, defunct hotel with cracked walls and empty pools. There, I found an outdoor shower that had weathered countless storms and rains, yet had once seen sunny days and happy people washing away the sea salt. The tiles were deeply cracked and the showerhead was rusted, but beneath the wear, I could still see a gentle shade of sea-foam green. I had to look closely, but it was there.
In this work, I wanted to capture all those elements together: the marks of time, the lingering sun, and the way water washes away both hardships and sea salt, all held within that delicate, resilient shade of green.