Original artwork description:

When I painted this piece, I wasn’t just looking at a street — I was looking at a whole world. A small corner of Cudillero, where every stone in the pavement breathes with sea wind and sunlight. The sky that day was especially vivid — deep, almost glowing, as if inviting me to climb those winding stairs toward something unknown.

I didn’t aim to capture architectural accuracy, but rather the movement of light, shadow, and color — the living pulse of the village. The sun played across the walls of the houses, tinting them with ochre, terracotta, and lavender. Bold, textured strokes create a sense of motion — as if the streets themselves are guiding you forward.

Cudillero isn’t just a fishing village in northern Spain. To me, it’s a place where the soul finds harmony. Every turn of the staircase, every flower pot by a doorway seems to whisper its own story. I painted this place not through the eyes of a tourist, but with the heart of an artist in love with the magic of southern light, the scent of salt and freshness, the curves of the rooftops and the cracks in the old walls.

This painting is my conversation with Cudillero. I hope it will be heard.

This artwork is made by traditional technology. Oil paints, canvas and linseed oil. I love to write etudes from life in a bright impressionistic manner. Small colorful strokes form a rainbow palette. I will try to convey the movement of air masses and the difference between illuminated and shady places.

Materials used:

Oil paints.

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