There’s something about early morning or late afternoon light that turns the ordinary into a quiet mystery. This piece began with that feeling—the soft geometry of sunlight filtering through my balcony, stretching across the floor and pulling the room into long, contemplative shapes.
My cat, caught in that moment looking off to the right, became the anchor—as if watching something just beyond the frame.
I have used muted tones and layered textures to let the light do most of the talking. The tiled floor has become almost a second painting within the painting, holding fragments of pattern, memory, and reflection.
(I need to walk away from this painting for a few days as the lines are driving me bananas 😂 I just need to tidy up some of them and finish the cat…)
I painted this scene over the weekend, drawn to the striking contrast between light and shadow.
The sunlit hillside bursts with warm, earthy color, while the foreground sits in cooler, muted tones.
I love how the tension between these areas creates both depth and atmosphere, capturing that quiet moment where light transforms an ordinary place into something memorable.
