Ricardo Romero Cortez Duque

The Sea Was Listening / 36×36” / acrylic on canvas / unframed

This painting captures a moment when the horizon seems to hold its breath. The sea stretches outward in layered tones of blue, teal, and pale gray, all blending together as though the water itself is remembering something forgotten. Light rests softly across the surface, suggesting movement without urgency, a quiet dialogue between tide and breeze.

Above, the sky drifts in broad strokes of muted light and gentle color, echoing the sea’s mood rather than commanding it. There are no boats, no figures — just the vastness of sky and water in conversation, open and unguarded.

The Sea Was Listening tells a story about waiting with intention. It is not a stillness born of emptiness, but a presence that feels active — as if the world, in its quiet expanse, is tuned to hear what we cannot yet speak. The painting invites the viewer into that space between seeing and understanding, where the landscape holds its own memory and listens back.