Varanasi 4 (Riverside Cityscape)

This cityscape dissolves architecture into a mosaic of pitched roofs and stacked facades, as if the town has been rebuilt from memory rather than mapped from streets. Pastel planes—pinks, ochres, mint greens—press against a cool blue core, letting color function like atmosphere: warmth clustering at the edges while the center holds a quieter, river-like breath. The boats below, simplified to dark hulls and bright accents, anchor the composition as a low, steady rhythm, suggesting that beneath the civic bustle lies a constant current of passage and return. Circular motifs punctuating the walls read like listening devices or eyes, turning the settlement into a collective presence—watchful, intimate, and gently surreal.