Painted during the Covid-19 time of curfews and quarantine, I painted it as a reminder of what awaited us soon ahead, on the other side of the pandemic restrictions and the long colder months. I wanted to represent the nostalgia of summer and to portray a metaphor for summer inviting us in. Inspired by Joaquín Sorolla and his use of light and depiction of shadow and reflections, using subtle lilacs and deeper mauves.
I wanted the composition to be simple and uncomplicated, and I wanted it to be something quintessential of the Mediterranean during summer. Somewhere warm and familiar.
The staircase serves as the invitation to enter into the scene, into summer. And the colour palette I chose was to I chose the colour palette to help spark these memories – to be reminiscent of that familiar afternoon summer light on the Mediterranean coast, that embracing warmth of the sun, and those relaxing azures of the water.
With this painting, I wanted to trigger a warm and contented memory for the viewer but also more than that, I wanted to trigger a feeling – a longing.

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