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Dunes – 60 × 70 cm Original Acrylic Painting
Dunes is an original 60 × 70 cm acrylic painting by Alessia Martuscelli, created around a calm and dreamlike vision of Morocco. The main colour is a luminous turquoise blue, surrounding a female surfer immersed in the water in a posture that resembles a moment of prayer or meditation.
The scene brings together the ocean, the desert and the imagination in a peaceful landscape where different worlds meet.
The Story Behind Dunes
Dunes is not a painting about the speed or excitement of surfing. Instead, it focuses on the quiet moment when a surfer stops, stands in the water and simply becomes part of the landscape.
The woman is immersed in the calm water, her body suggesting stillness, reflection and surrender. Her surfboard floats beside her, while a small bird has peacefully chosen to rest on it.
This unexpected detail adds a gentle, almost magical quality to the scene.
The surfer appears to be somewhere between movement and stillness, between the ocean and the shore, creating an atmosphere that feels almost spiritual.
Dunes Between Ocean and Desert
The landscape in Dunes is inspired by Morocco and its extraordinary relationship between desert and Atlantic coast.
On the distant horizon, Arabic-inspired buildings create a subtle architectural silhouette. Camels can be seen further away, bringing the desert into the composition, while parachutes floating in the sky introduce another element of freedom and movement.
The different elements do not necessarily belong to one specific real location. Instead, they form an imagined Moroccan landscape where ocean, desert, architecture and sky coexist.
The Turquoise Blue of Dunes
Turquoise blue dominates Dunes, becoming one of the most important expressive elements of the painting.
The colour suggests clear ocean water and bright coastal light, while also creating a sense of calm and contemplation. The turquoise surroundings contrast with the warmer elements of the distant landscape, allowing the viewer’s attention to remain on the surfer and the peaceful surface of the water.
The colour palette gives the painting a fresh, luminous quality while reinforcing its dreamlike atmosphere.
A Moment of Prayer
The central figure in Dunes can be read as a surfer, but also as a woman taking a moment for herself.
Immersed in the water and surrounded by silence, she appears almost as if she were praying. The pose suggests a personal ritual, a pause from everyday life and a connection with something larger than herself.
The bird resting on the surfboard reinforces this feeling of peace. Nothing seems urgent in this scene.
The ocean is calm, the horizon is open and the woman is completely immersed in the moment.
Morocco Reimagined
Dunes takes familiar elements associated with Morocco and transforms them into a poetic landscape.
The camels, Arabic-inspired buildings and distant parachutes are not simply decorative details. They contribute to the feeling that the viewer has entered a different world — one where travelling, dreaming and imagining become part of the same experience.
The painting invites the viewer to create their own interpretation of this place.
Is it a real beach in Morocco?
Is it a dream?
Or is it a memory of a journey that never happened?
Artwork Details
- Title: Dunes
- Size: 60 × 70 cm
- Medium: Acrylic on canvas
- Main colour: Turquoise blue
- Style: Contemporary figurative and dreamlike painting
- Subject: Surfer, ocean, Morocco, desert, camels, bird and parachutes
- Atmosphere: Peaceful, contemplative, adventurous and surreal
- Artwork: Original one-of-a-kind painting
- Artist: Alessia Martuscelli
Original Acrylic Painting
Dunes is an original acrylic painting created directly on canvas by Alessia Martuscelli. The 60 × 70 cm format gives the artwork enough space to create an expansive landscape while keeping the central figure at the heart of the composition.
The painting can work as a statement piece in a living room, bedroom, studio, holiday home or creative interior. Its turquoise palette can also bring a sense of calm and openness to spaces inspired by travel, nature and coastal living.
The combination of surfing, Moroccan imagery and dreamlike storytelling makes Dunes a contemporary artwork about freedom, stillness, travel and imagination.
Discover more original paintings on canvas by Alessia Martuscelli, including artworks inspired by surfing, travel, coastal landscapes, summer and imagined places.
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