
A Berry on Its Own
An exaggeratedly long red strawberry lies diagonally across a tiny ivory saucer, with rough charcoal edges and soft golden-hour light.
Small 360×640, Medium 675×1200
Finished editorial gouache illustration, 9:16 vertical. One fresh strawberry with a comically elongated, slightly bent silhouette lies diagonally across an undersized ivory porcelain saucer in the lower-left half. Its red tapered tip overhangs the rim; a broad green leafy crown and a few oversized cream seed dashes keep it instantly legible. Slightly elevated three-quarter view. Opaque matte gouache colour blocks, broad marker-like strokes, irregular broken charcoal-pencil perimeter lines; expressive and deliberately simple. A plain peach tabletop merges into a warm cream background. Hazy low sunlight enters from the left, creating one soft amber highlight and a long dusty-rose shadow to the right. Large uninterrupted breathing room above, restrained coral, leaf-green and ivory palette. No intricate hatching or decorative props. No people, no text, no logos or watermarks.











