{"id":70,"date":"2023-05-20T10:00:00","date_gmt":"2023-05-20T10:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/kurato.jawad.work\/artist\/work\/still-water\/"},"modified":"2026-10-03T10:59:29","modified_gmt":"2026-10-03T10:59:29","slug":"still-water","status":"publish","type":"kurato_project","link":"https:\/\/kurato.jawad.work\/artist\/work\/still-water\/","title":{"rendered":"Still Water"},"content":{"rendered":"<section class=\"kurato-synopsis kurato-wrap kurato-grid wp-block-kurato-synopsis\">\n\t\t\t<p class=\"kurato-lead\">On the coast there are maybe ten days a year with <em>no wind at all.<\/em> I wait for them.<\/p>\n\t\n\t\t\t<div class=\"kurato-copy\"><p>These three were painted on calm days in the spring of 2023: two at the lakes inland and one at the headland south of town.<\/p>\n<p>A still lake is hard to paint because nothing tells you where the water starts. I keep one small mark, a sail or a rock, to break the mirror.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\t<\/section>\n\n\n<section class=\"kurato-plates kurato-wrap kurato-grid wp-block-kurato-plates\" aria-label=\"Plates\">\n\t\t\t<figure class=\"kurato-plate-a\">\n\t\t\t<figure class=\"kurato-still kurato-r-scope\"><img loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1920\" height=\"803\" src=\"https:\/\/kurato.jawad.work\/artist\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/10\/landscape-quiet-lake-1920x803.jpg\" class=\"attachment-kurato-scope size-kurato-scope\" alt=\"A quiet lake reflects far mountains, with one small sail on the water.\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" srcset=\"https:\/\/kurato.jawad.work\/artist\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/10\/landscape-quiet-lake-1920x803.jpg 1920w, https:\/\/kurato.jawad.work\/artist\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/10\/landscape-quiet-lake-960x402.jpg 960w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1920px) 100vw, 1920px\" \/><\/figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figcaption>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"kurato-mono kurato-scene\">Pl. 01<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"kurato-mono\">Still Water, Small Sail \u00b7 60 \u00d7 90 cm<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\n\t\t\t<p class=\"kurato-plates-head kurato-mono\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"kurato-scene\">Plates<\/span>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<b>03<\/b>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span>Still Water \u00b7 2023<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\n\t\t\t<figure class=\"kurato-plate-b\">\n\t\t\t<figure class=\"kurato-still kurato-r-tall\"><img loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1000\" height=\"1250\" src=\"https:\/\/kurato.jawad.work\/artist\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/10\/landscape-headland-calm-1000x1250.jpg\" class=\"attachment-kurato-tall size-kurato-tall\" alt=\"A red rock headland reaches into flat blue water under a pale sky.\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" \/><\/figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figcaption>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"kurato-mono kurato-scene\">Pl. 02<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"kurato-mono\">Still Water, Headland \u00b7 40 \u00d7 70 cm<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\n\t\t\t<div class=\"kurato-plates-note\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"kurato-mono\">Palette notes<\/span>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Soft edges everywhere, except one. The sail in Small Sail is the only hard edge in the whole painting, so <em>the eye goes there first.<\/em><\/p>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<dl>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<dt class=\"kurato-mono\">Edges<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<dd>Soft, with one hard edge<\/dd>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<dt class=\"kurato-mono\">Days<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<dd>Three windless days<\/dd>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/dl>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/section>\n\n\n<section class=\"kurato-still-band kurato-wrap kurato-section wp-block-kurato-still\" data-width=\"wide\" data-ratio=\"wide\">\n\t\t\t<figure class=\"kurato-still kurato-r-wide kurato-still-band-frame\"><img loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1280\" height=\"720\" src=\"https:\/\/kurato.jawad.work\/artist\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/10\/landscape-headland-calm-1280x720.jpg\" class=\"attachment-kurato-wide size-kurato-wide\" alt=\"A red rock headland reaches into flat blue water under a pale sky.\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" sizes=\"auto, (min-width: 1680px) 1552px, 92vw\" srcset=\"https:\/\/kurato.jawad.work\/artist\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/10\/landscape-headland-calm-1280x720.jpg 1280w, https:\/\/kurato.jawad.work\/artist\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/10\/landscape-headland-calm-640x360.jpg 640w\" \/><\/figure>\t\n\t\t\t<div class=\"kurato-still-band-caption\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span>Still Water, Headland<\/span>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"kurato-mono\">Oil \u00b7 40 \u00d7 70 cm \u00b7 2023<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/section>\n\n\n<section class=\"kurato-quote kurato-wrap kurato-panel wp-block-kurato-quote\">\n\t<blockquote>\n\t\t<p>\u201cIt is the quietest painting in the house, and the one guests ask about.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<footer class=\"kurato-mono\">A collector, Port Ellery<\/footer>\n\t\t\t<\/blockquote>\n<\/section>\n\n\n<section class=\"kurato-credits kurato-credits-film kurato-panel wp-block-kurato-credits\" aria-label=\"Full credits\">\n\t<div class=\"kurato-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"kurato-credits-intro\">One painter, one studio, <em>still water.<\/em><\/p>\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"kurato-sr\">\n\t\t\t\tFull credits\t\t\t<\/h2>\n\n\t\t\t<div class=\"kurato-roll\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"kurato-roll-dept\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3><span>Behind the series<\/span><\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<dl>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<dt>Painted by<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<dd>Odile Marrow<\/dd>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<dt>Stretchers<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<dd>Teo Lindqvist<\/dd>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<dt>Frames<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<dd>Ashby and Rowe, Wrenhaven<\/dd>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<dt>Photography of the works<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<dd>Mira Castell<\/dd>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<dt>Shown by<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<dd>Private collection<\/dd>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/dl>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"kurato-roll-end\">And ten days a year <em>without 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