elio

@heliocentric.zone

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Wasp on red background, done with ink, watercolour and brush pens.
Small beach surrounded by trees and cliffs
“Sorry, I don’t speak Turkish,” I said apologetically. “Oh, where are you from?” “Far away.” “Mistery artist. That’s good, you should never let people know too much.” I nodded and she sat down next to me. “I come to this park every day. It reminds me that the world is a beautiful place.” “The blue…” I gestured speechlessly. “Impossible to depict this kind of beauty in a painting, but essential to keep trying.” We sat in silence for a few minutes and took in the view, and then she got up and wished me luck. I made three paintings of the Bosphorus that day. Over the next few days, I visited palaces and grand mosques and took ferries up and down the city. I gazed out of windows and watched seagulls fly across the water. I looked around and wondered what my fellow passengers were doing, where they were going. How did it feel to be the person busking in the ferry? Did he do it all day, staying on the same ferry as it went back and forth between the ports on its route, or did he have other locations he busked at as well? Did he have a job? I thought about buying a guitar and learning a few of the Turkish laments I had heard.
Knit sweater with colourwork pattern featuring suns, citrus fruit, crabs and geometric patterns.