The rivers we share

I sometimes think of the people who have passed through our lives as rivers crossing the same landscape. Some travel beside us for years, others meet us only briefly, yet each encounter can leave something behind.

The Rivers We Share grew from this reflection. Flowing formations move across the circular canvas, approaching, overlapping and separating before continuing in new directions. Their movement recalls waterways finding their course through changing terrain, shaped by everything they meet along the way.

I created the painting with acrylic and natural sand, building layers of grey, blue-grey, white and deeper mineral tones. The surface moves between soft, atmospheric passages and more tactile areas, where changing light reveals subtle variations in depth and texture. What interests me is how these influences accumulate. Relationships are made not only of memorable events, but also of ordinary conversations, shared routines, disagreements, kindness and countless exchanges we may barely notice at the time.

For me, the painting reflects the way we carry fragments of these encounters forward. We remain individuals, yet our lives are continually enriched and reshaped by the people whose paths have crossed our own. The circular composition suggests this ongoing movement, without a defined beginning or end, like a landscape through which many rivers continue to flow.

Original circular textured abstract painting.
Acrylic and natural sand on stretched canvas.
Diameter: 37 cm (14.6 in), depth: 3 cm (1.2 in).
Ready to hang.