The Sea and the Sunshine 2022 Oil on canvas, mounted on a wooden stretcher frame — 100 × 80 cm / 39.4 × 31.5 in This painting captures the peace, mystery, and connection I feel by the sea. Inspired by real moments and sketches, it blends surreal and abstract forms. Patterned figures suggest shared inner lives, communicating with the ocean and hinting at intelligence. I am drawn to Intelligent Water, a conscious force linking us. Like the ocean in Stanisław Lem’s Solaris, water becomes a mind able to reflect and shape reality. It imagines us within its thought.