Venice looks at the sky

Alt text: Deep green background with three dark winged figures set against a central white cloud-like shape

Detailed description: Venice looks at the sky

Acrylic paint and markers on canvas, 30 × 24 cm.

The painting is composed of deep green, turquoise, white, black, and metallic gold tones.

The background consists of layered brushstrokes in deep green and turquoise with darker irregular patches spread across the surface.

Across the center of the composition runs a wide horizontal band of thick white paint forming an irregular cloud-like shape with uneven edges.

Within this white band, three simplified statue-like human figures appear. They are rendered as dark silhouettes in black and deep grey tones.

Two of the figures have large wings extending behind them. The wings are painted in bright green and decorated with small, repeating gold marks.

The figure on the right is shown with a halo formed by a ring of small golden dots around the head. One arm of this figure is stretched outward and appears partially broken.

The white, cloud-like background outlines the figures' bodies, leaving the wings, arms, and head shapes visible against the lighter background.

Dark green irregular shapes spread beneath the white band, connecting the central forms with the lower part of the canvas.

She could see the studio through the window bars and thin cotton curtains. It stood empty now, looked abandoned, but back then — back then, things were jumping, she thought, instinctively slipping into someone else's shoes. Canvases, brushes, benders, then canvases again... Oh, it was great!

Out of nowhere, light and color spilled from above — a bunch of folks passing by, guys and girls of that age you can never quite pin down, were loudly celebrating something, laughing and tossing confetti. One girl popped over and pressed a plastic cup to her hands: "Apple wine."

She tried a sip — simple pop wine, but a perfect one.

Oh, she thought, here I go again! I’ve still got a painting to finish! It’s heading to the exhibition tomorrow, and Tanya’s dropping by at nine for coffee and liqueur, and I haven't even... and I'm still...! Man, I’ve gotta fly.