Сliffs at Port Gulfar 2010

This painting, Cliffs at Port Gulfar, by Alexander Roitburd, is an oil on canvas that captures a scene of an un-named woman and a lizard on some rocks, maybe by the beach. I can imagine the artist, Roitburd, really thinking about the feel of the paint as he made this. See how the colours seem to softly blend? It's like he’s thinking about how to make something solid, but at the same time, kind of dreamy. The texture looks really soft, not too thick, but just enough to give it that touchable quality. There’s a certain kind of mood, maybe a bit mysterious, but also kind of bold. It reminds me a little of some of the surrealist painters, you know? Roitburd seems to be playing with ideas, mixing up what’s real with something from a dream.