Sitting Gracefully While the World Falls Apart

This surrealist painting explores themes of solitude, femininity, and the emotional geometry of space. A woman in an elegant black evening dress stands poised within a small pink rowboat — floating not on a lake, but in the still, mirrored waters of an indoor space. The room is curious: green-paneled walls, symmetrical windows, soft ambient light, and a ceiling tinted with golden hues. The composition is architectural and painterly, a subtle nod to Hopper’s psychological spaces and Magritte’s dream logic. The waterline touches the base of the windows, suggesting a surreal world where boundaries between inside and outside dissolve. The female figure’s position — turned away from us — invites projection, empathy, or perhaps an introspective mirror. With its serene palette and conceptual weight, this work will resonate with collectors of contemporary realism, philosophical art, or anyone drawn to the aesthetics of quiet paradox.

Painted with Dutch Amsterdam acrylics on Italian Unico canvas. Finished with satin varnish. The edges are painted in the background color. Part of the “Life in Avatar” series. Created on a pre-stretched canvas on a wooden frame. The artwork is signed on the front and back and comes with a certificate of authenticity. Carefully packed in a cardboard box with layers of bubble wrap for protection.