Village 13 (Celestial Shepherd)

A monumental, blue-hued visage—eyes lowered in inward listening—anchors the composition like a quiet deity of the everyday, while cattle and calf orbit the figure as living emblems of sustenance, gentleness, and reciprocal care. The circular format encloses this pastoral cosmos, compressing field, tree, and animal bodies into interlocking planes where ochres and earthen reds warm the cool serenity of the face, suggesting a tender equilibrium between contemplation and labor. Decorative bead-like rhythms and patterned contours turn the herd into a kind of visual mantra, implying that devotion here is not spectacle but a steady, intimate ethics of guardianship.