A scooter rests beside two upright surfboards, positioned like vertical planes against the open sea. The objects stand in quiet alignment, forming a constructed still life at the edge of the horizon.
 
The scene appears spontaneous — yet everything is composed. The red swimsuit draped over the board introduces the absent body. Leisure is implied, not shown.
 
Turquoise dominates the palette, creating continuity between machine, sea, and sky. The surfboards function almost architecturally — as portals rather than equipment. The word “Happiness,” handwritten across the surface, reads less as declaration and more as proposition.
 
Movement is suspended. The scooter suggests mobility; the boards suggest immersion. Yet both remain grounded in sand — awaiting activation.
 
Rather than celebrating escape, the painting examines the staging of freedom.How it is assembled.How it is displayed.
 
Happiness here is not a mood.
It is a constructed horizon.

Original artwork by Gala Bond
35 ½ x 35 ½ in | 90 x 90 cm
Oil, linen canvas