In At Rest, the energy of the city dissolves into interior stillness. Snow gathers softly beyond the window, while candlelight flickers against muted winter tones, creating a gentle threshold between outside movement and inner calm.
 
A slender whippet curls into the layered softness of a rose-toned sofa, its elongated form folding gracefully into itself. Known for their quiet elegance and surprising gentleness, the breed reinforces the atmosphere of contained warmth and domestic ease.
 
The radiator, side table, and glowing candles anchor the scene in lived reality. This is not an idealized interior — it is inhabited, composed, and consciously held.
 
In alignment with ArtSeeker Gallery’s focus on nuanced female perspectives, the work reframes domestic space as authored sanctuary — a place of restoration rather than retreat.
 
At Rest becomes a meditation on pause — on the quiet strength found in stillness.

Original artwork by Alisa Diakova
23 ½ x 31 ½ in | 60 x 80 cm 
Oil, canvas