A narrow passageway draws the eye inward, framing a quiet, almost hidden corner of the city. In Amsterdam, Wells uses the archway as both structure and invitation, leading us from the solidity of brick and plaster into a darker, more uncertain space beyond. The surface is rich and tactile, with thick, worked paint describing worn walls, iron railings, and the suggestion of a garden just out of sight. Here, the familiar geometry of architecture begins to soften and shift. Edges blur, light recedes, and detail gives way to atmosphere, creating a sense of something half-remembered rather than precisely observed. Wells allows the scene to unfold intuitively, responding to the painting as it develops, so that the final image feels discovered rather than designed.