Table in the Shade Magnet

Table in the Shade Magnet is a 3 × 3-inch hardboard art magnet with a courtyard scene, rounded square corners, and a thin white border.

A table ready for company

A cloth-covered courtyard table holds a blue ceramic bowl, an ivory pitcher, and two clear glasses. Wooden chairs sit beneath foliage, with a deep blue shutter and warm plaster behind them. The setting is familiar and usable, with room for conversation and a little relief from the sun. Cool shade gathers around the table while the paving beyond catches the light.

The ceramic blue supplies a clear focal point among the softer ivory, olive, and wood tones. Woven seats, the fall of the tablecloth, and small reflections in the glasses reward a closer look. The composition offers a place to sit rather than a distant view to admire.

A small artwork for a magnetic surface

The 3 × 3-inch magnet is made from thin, rigid white hardboard with rounded square corners. The image is slightly inset within a continuous thin white border. Its smooth printed face keeps the artwork distinct from the surface beneath it. The magnet uses the same composition as its coordinating canvas, in a smaller everyday format.

A detail from Sol & Sombra

Sol & Sombra takes its inspiration from a lived courtyard home in an unnamed southern Spanish town. Its world is shaped by the relationship between brilliant sun and cooling shade, privacy and welcome. Limewash, handled wood, terracotta, foliage, water, and blue ceramic appear through ordinary domestic moments. This piece brings one part of that imagined home into an object to live with.

Keep it where daily life happens

Place it on a compatible refrigerator door or magnetic noticeboard, where the scene can become part of the place you leave a reminder or look for a note. The compact square is an accessible way to collect the artwork without finding space for a larger display. It also makes a thoughtful small gift for someone drawn to courtyard gardens, painted ceramics, and sunlight on old walls.