Ricardo Romero Cortez Duque

The Quiet That Came After / acrylic + Canvas / 36x 60

The painting captures a landscape in that fragile moment when everything seems paused — neither storm nor calm has fully arrived, but both are possible. A broad sky, brushed in soft grays and muted whites, dominates the scene, as if the air itself is holding its breath. Below, fields of green stretch toward a distant horizon washed in subtle light, where earth and atmosphere meet without drama or distraction.

There is a stillness here that feels intentional, like a memory pausing before it becomes a recollection. Hints of warmth and color suggest that the day has already lived something significant, even if nothing striking remains to show for it. This is a place of quiet resilience — where time feels gentle and slow, and where silence carries the weight of what has just passed.

The Quiet That Came After tells a story of recovery and reflection — of moments not defined by arrival but by presence. It invites the viewer into a space where the world seems both uninterrupted and deeply felt, where light and form settle into a kind of shared stillness.