Summer in Stripes by Bianca ter Riet

About "Summer in Stripes"

by Bianca ter Riet

About the artwork

In Summer in Stripes, the artist captures the ultimate summer moment in an explosion of colour, light and movement. At the centre is a woman, elegant in posture, looking out over a sun-drenched sea with her back turned to the viewer. Her dress is the beating heart of the painting: a swirl of bright vertical colour strips in red, yellow, blue, green, orange and white - like sunbeams caught in fabric. The stripes suggest both rhythm and freedom, forming a visual bridge between the warm earth beneath her feet and the cooling blue of the ocean in front of her.

The brushwork is expressive and powerful. Broad brushstrokes shape the beach, clouds and waves, giving the work a palpable texture. Everything seems to be moving: the sea ripples, the sky glows, the dress dances in the wind. Yet the scene exudes a serene calm, as if time stands still for a moment while the woman completely surrenders to the moment.

The title Summer in Stripes refers not only to the striking dress, but also to the visual structure of the whole painting: horizontal strips of beach, sea and sky are crossed by the vertical patterns of the dress. The result is a harmonious tension between composition and emotion, between stillness and movement.

This painting is an ode to summer freedom, to feeling the sun and wind on the skin, and to the beauty of looking without being seen. Modern Abstract. Colourful.

Conceived by Bianca ter Riet, visualized with AI.