Marrakech Souk Afternoon

Striped awnings shade a Marrakech market square as a laden donkey and a vintage truck pass beneath the towering Koutoubia minaret, a propeller plane curling its vapour over a flushed coral sky. Figures in djellabas move through the warm dust and lamplight while a traveller crosses the foreground in pale linen. Rendered in the rich ochres, sienna and dusty rose of mid-century North African travel art. A piece that carries the heat and bustle of the souk — destined for a kitchen wall, a reading nook, or anywhere wanderlust lingers.