Blue night on a river

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I was inspired by “A boat on the Sumida River in moonlight”, 新井芳宗 / Arai Yoshimune. (1873 – 1945)

“Blue night on a river” is about a contemplative pause in the flow of life.
​It is a scene of absolute silence, where the only movement is the soundless gliding of the boat on the silver river. It is a dialogue between the eternal (the Moon, the Cosmos) and the ephemeral (the people in the boat).
​You have captured that rare, precious moment when a person stops bustling and simply becomes a part of the world, reflecting its quiet, perfect beauty, just as the river reflects the moon.

2021. Russia, private collection.