Prayer

A man in a pale blue turban and robe sits cross-legged on the wooden deck at the prow of a sailboat, resting quietly beside the mast and rigging ropes. The vessel's enormous sail, patched with squares of canvas, curves overhead and fills most of the composition; behind it, calm water leads to a distant waterfront town with minarets and domes under a hazy sky.

Soft blues, greys, and sandy ochres dominate a hazy, sunlit palette, with the weathered, mended sail rendered in loosely brushed patches of tone. The quiet, still pose of the seated figure and the muted light give the scene a contemplative, unhurried atmosphere.