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The studio
El Perelló.
Ebro Delta.
Mineral light of the coastline.
I work in a high-ceilinged studio overlooking the Delta, fifteen minutes from the mouth of the Ebro. The light enters from the north; the floor is polished concrete stained with pigment. The walls have gone through many colors. Today they're white.
The studio isn't an industrial workshop — it's a space of waiting. Every work needs its own time. I work slowly, in long sessions, almost always with chamber music or silence. The sanding comes last: when the painting is already "finished," that's when it begins.
"I paint as if writing letters to someone I know won't answer. A work is finished when it no longer needs more layers to hold together."
DAVID ALBERT · STUDIO NOTES, 2024