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The water rests in a quiet blue hush, holding the pale sails as if they were thoughts not yet released. Four triangles of light lean into the breeze, their canvas warmed by sun, edged with shadow, alive with the promise of motion. Boats cluster close, wooden forms touching and parting gently, sharing the small rituals of departure and return. Figures stand and sit with unhurried purpose, reduced to gestures—hands on rail, bodies turned toward water—suggesting work that feels more like listening than labour. The shoreline dissolves into soft geometry, steps and posts rising briefly before surrendering to sea and sky. Reflections ripple below, breaking colour into fragments of gold and blue, never still, never urgent. The sky stretches wide and clean, offering no drama, only space. Everything in the painting moves at the pace of tide and breath. It is a moment before setting off, or just after coming home, when time loosens its grip and the world agrees to remain balanced.
Port Macquarie NSW
Malcolm Hornsby

Four Sails

Height cm 54 Width cm 60
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