Gold At Rest

About this piece

A small wooden boat, its stern and interior illuminated in gold, floats low in the frame above a rippled reflection. Broad expanses of pale sky and blue-green water separate it from a palm-lined shore, where buildings and a distant sailboat sit in shadow. The contrast between warm paint and cool water gives the scene a quiet, luminous balance.

The story

November light gathers along the boat’s yellow boards and spills into the water below. A loose rope curves from the bow, its reflection wavering with each small ripple. Across the open water, palms rise above a dark fringe of foliage, and a slender mast marks another vessel near shore. The empty boat holds its place while the water gently rearranges its gold.