Original tempera painting on canvas
Size :85 x 65 cm
Format : vertical
In the winter night sky, above the coastal town, a sailor is on a lookout atop a mast. He holds a lantern with a star that shines and illuminates everything by its warm glow. The pattern of the sailor's warm knitted pull over is inspired of the three Magi. Each of them arrives at a drakkar to honour the starlight.
Snowflakes fall from the lantern onto the harbour, and everything is imbued with a mysterious magic. A mystical, shining ship with white sails appears in the harbour. It brings good omens.
The painting is based on the artist's childhood memories of nighttime snowstorms, when the city becomes mysterious. The town in the painting is inspired by Granville, a port in Normandy with which there is a family history. The mast and the sailor are a reminiscence of the frigate Shtandart.
Keywords: navy blue, orange, ultramarine, cobalt blue, brown, magic realism, Christmas, New Year, maritime, sailor, dream, fairytale