Old Boat

About this work

I painted this dhow to hold on to the old days before they fade.

I wanted the sails to glow like warm sand against a heavy turquoise sky, and the sea to feel alive beneath the hull. The four men on deck are not just sailors to me. They are our grandfathers, carrying a whole way of life on their shoulders.

Every brushstroke says: this is where we came from, and we should never forget the wind that carried us here.