パレットナイフの街 / 2026
ホアンキエム湖、亀の塔
ハノイ、ホアンキエム湖の小島に立つ亀の塔。風化した石を厚い絵具で描き、そばには花ざかりの鳳凰木、水の向こうには赤いテーフック橋。
亀の塔（タップ・ズア）は、ハノイの真ん中、ホアンキエム湖の小島に立っている。プロンプトは名所自身の色でパレットを決めるよう求めるが、ここではその色は少しも派手ではない。湿って苔の浮いた古い石を、ナイフが淡い起伏として積み上げていく。
色を添えるのは、プロンプトのいう周囲のわずかな景物だ。初夏の街を赤く染める鳳凰木と、対岸の赤いテーフック橋。その赤が、倒影と数枚の落ちた花びらになって水に浮かぶ。
このプロンプトはひな形で、街ごとに変わるのは角かっこの中の名前だけ。ここでは英訳を載せている。
[Hà Nội · Turtle Tower, Hoàn Kiếm Lake], oil painting style, a 3D miniature landscape in thick palette-knife impasto, with paint of varying thickness giving a real sense of volume. 3:4 portrait, a centred diagonal composition. The main colour comes from the landmark's own signature colours, or from the colours people associate with the city. A sweep of oil paint in matching tones runs from the lower left to the upper right, carrying the finely made landmark and rendering its iconic outline, structure and materials accurately, with a few related elements dotted around it. The paint at the bottom and the water in front echo the building's main colour; the water clearly reflects the whole landmark, keeping natural glints and layers of colour. Behind the building, milky-white clouds are built up from thick oil paint, varied in size and overlapping front to back, with clearly raised thickness, palette-knife texture and soft cast shadows, and an orange-gold sun rises between them. About a 45-degree oblique view from above, soft side light, a minimal layout, large areas of white textured paper left blank, the edges of the paint showing natural scraped and broken strokes. No text, no watermark.