Dimensions: 36”H x 60”W x 1.5”D

Medium: Acrylic on gallery wrap canvas

Additional Info: Sides of canvas are painted • Original, one-of-a-kind painting • No reproductions or prints

About the Artwork: Côte d'Azur captures the sensory experience of the French Riviera's coastline, where warm terracotta landscapes meet the cool Mediterranean waters. The composition's horizontal bands evoke the natural stratification of shore, sea, and sky, while allowing these boundaries to blur and intermingle.

Working with a palette inspired by the region's distinctive light and color, I sought to translate emotional memory rather than literal landscape. The painting balances structure with spontaneity – methodical layering gives way to intuitive mark-making, mirroring how planned experiences often yield unexpected moments of beauty.

The piece's textural density invites both distant viewing – where one might perceive a abstracted horizon line – and intimate inspection, where the intricate interplay of brushwork and palette knife application reveals itself. This dual reading reflects my fascination with how memories transform: sometimes presenting as coherent narratives, other times as fragments of sensation and feeling.

In Côte d'Azur, I explore how places imprint themselves upon us, becoming internalized landscapes that continue to evolve long after we've departed their physical boundaries.