This is a painting of a dgħajsa, a type of traditional water taxi used in Malta. We photographed this one during our visit in 2019. It was hovering off the shore in Valletta near the ferry docks, where we had just returned from visiting the city of Burgu on the other side of the Grand Harbour.

Since it was late in the day in January, the sun was low in the sky and casting a yellow light that partly silhouetted the man rowing.