This original painting is 30 × 30 inches, oil on canvas and created in 2025
The painting captures a gritty yet intimate moment on a bustling 19th-century dockside. In the foreground, a small group of dockworkers—weathered men with sunburnt skin, rolled-up sleeves, and soot-streaked faces sit around a table. Their hands, rough and calloused, grip well-worn playing cards.
Behind them, the harbor bustles with tall-masted ships, their sails furled, ropes dangling like tangled veins across wooden hulls. Crates of goods and barrels are scattered nearby and a sense of hard labor hangs in the air, but here at the table, there's a momentary pause, a pocket of camaraderie and levity.
This painting doesn’t just depict a game of cards—it tells a story of working-class resilience, brotherhood, and stolen moments of ease in a world of toil.
This original painting is 30 × 30 inches, oil on canvas and created in 2025
The painting captures a gritty yet intimate moment on a bustling 19th-century dockside. In the foreground, a small group of dockworkers—weathered men with sunburnt skin, rolled-up sleeves, and soot-streaked faces sit around a table. Their hands, rough and calloused, grip well-worn playing cards.
Behind them, the harbor bustles with tall-masted ships, their sails furled, ropes dangling like tangled veins across wooden hulls. Crates of goods and barrels are scattered nearby and a sense of hard labor hangs in the air, but here at the table, there's a momentary pause, a pocket of camaraderie and levity.
This painting doesn’t just depict a game of cards—it tells a story of working-class resilience, brotherhood, and stolen moments of ease in a world of toil.