Harbor Sunset

Fishing boats rest against a stone quay as the sun drops behind a low harbor town. Gold light runs across the water between dark hulls, and ropes, nets and floats gather in the foreground. Masts and small cabin roofs interrupt the bright sky without hiding its last band of orange.

Each boat has a useful identity: a different bow shape, stripe, cabin or cluster of gear. Build them separately, then connect them through the quay and mooring ropes. The sun's reflection forms a broken vertical path rather than a flat yellow patch, becoming wider toward the front. Nets have loose, fibrous texture that stands apart from hard stone and painted wood. Across the harbor, the town is a narrow strip of pale buildings and darker roofs. That line fixes the horizon and leaves the clouds to settle above it.