Fountain at Rossio square

Alt text: Large black fountain silhouette with silver sculptural details against a soft green background

Detailed description:

Fountain at Rossio Square.

Acrylic paint and markers on canvas (stretched on stretcher bars, unframed).

30×40 cm, vertical.

Style: Figurative with graphic elements.

The painting is composed primarily of shades of green, white, and black.

The background forms a soft gradient from a deeper green at the top to a lighter yellow-green toward the bottom. The paint is applied in thin layers with visible brush texture.

In the foreground, a large black silhouette of a fountain occupies most of the left and central part of the composition. The fountain has a broad circular basin with a decorative edge and a thick pedestal below.

Above the basin stands a sculptural group rendered in silver shapes against the black silhouette. The forms are simplified and graphic, with curved, layered shapes forming a sculptural group that suggests draped figures and ornamental elements.

Behind the fountain rises a tall, narrow monument-like shape painted in pale silver. Its silhouette is vertical with a wider base and a narrower upper section.

On the right edge of the fountain basin, a small white bird stands in profile facing right.

In the lower-left corner, a white, silver, and black silhouette of a statue appears near the base of the fountain, with one arm raised.

He poured the water. Poured and poured, watching it flow away — as rain, as a downpour, as a thunderstorm. Still, how much is enough for them? It’s good to be a young god; everything is interesting, nothing is clear, but he didn't want to wipe out the ones down there. Let them live a bit longer, eh? He decided to stop — better sooner than later.

Down below, they were congratulating the shaman. He’d done it again — he’d awakened a conscience in those ones up there. Otherwise, everyone would have turned into toads, and they don't have totems for that. Should they make one?