Palm Beach by Bianca ter Riet

About "Palm Beach"

by Bianca ter Riet

About the artwork

Palm Beach is a dreamy exploration of memory, holiday spirit and the blurring of time in colour. In this abstract-expressionist composition, tropical elements - such as palm trees and a possible coastal landscape - are not rendered literally, but immersed in a soft, almost sugary world of pastel shades.

The contours of the palms on the horizon are recognisable, but blended in broad brushstrokes with shades such as mint green, pale pink, lavender, peach and cream. These colours give the work an ethereal, almost unreal atmosphere, as if we are looking at a memory in motion - a moment that cannot be captured, only felt.

The abstraction is deliberate: the artist invites the viewer to focus not on form, but on feeling. We do not see an exact location, but rather the emotional echo of a place where calm, warmth and light merge. The reflections in the water, rendered in soft transitions and transparent layers, reinforce this effect of blurring. Everything seems to float, free from gravity or logic.

In the middle, between the fields of colour, a vague human figure suggests presence - or absence, perhaps. The figure is not sharp, but seems to have become part of the landscape. As if man and nature breathe together here, with no boundary between inside and outside.

"Palms in Pastel" is a painting that balances between abstraction and recognition, between paradise and dream. It is not a landscape you visit, but a feeling you disappear into. A memory of a place that perhaps never really existed, and yet feels familiar. As only pastel can. Modern Abstract. Pop art.

Conceived by Bianca ter Riet, visualized with AI.