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Cable Climbing Blue: I painted it from memory a week later
The funicular in Kotor climbs into blue air while the town lights below switch on one by one.
Steps Cooling Down: why I paint harbour towns after dark
The best time to paint Amalfi is after you've left it.
Cortadito on the Wing: the pelican knows what time it is
A pelican at the ventanita with a turquoise cup, because Miami runs on cafecito and nobody is exempt.
Doubles Before Rescue: the domino that refuses to sink
Two old men on a raft, mid-game, drifting past the rescue ship they will not wave at.
Lamp Splitting Rain: when the headlamp becomes the storm
A black cab's headlamp doesn't just light the rain—it detonates through it.
Wing Unfolding Fuchsia: One Pigeon, One Burst
The grey stays flat, the wing gets everything.
Chord Unresolved: The Hand That Holds the Rhythm
The moment between the strum and the sound, held in cadmium and cobalt.