Original artwork description:

"That day in Avignon, I remember it well—the heat, the vibrancy, the movement of people flowing around the Palais des Papes. As a painter, I try to capture more than just a place; I want to bring the feeling of the moment to life. There’s something about the energy of a crowd, the way they move through space, that speaks to me. In this scene, I didn't want to get bogged down in too much detail or precision. Instead, I focused on the sensation of people strolling, the soft hum of chatter, the light filtering through the ancient stones.

My approach with the brush is always bold, direct. Large strokes that express rather than define.

Then, the tourists. They’re more like flashes of color than anything else. I paint them loosely, almost abstractly—smears of reds, blues, greens, their forms dissolved into the landscape, moving in and out of focus. I wanted to show their presence, not as individual portraits, but as part of the larger rhythm of the scene. There’s a kind of joyful chaos in the way people crowd around monuments, almost unaware of how they blend into the timelessness of it all.

Materials used:

Acrylic on heavy duty canvas

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