Kale in a Curl

Finished editorial gouache illustration with expressive hand-drawn marker contours, 2:3 portrait. Overhead view of one squat, extra-wide curly kale leaf cupped inward like a shallow bowl, positioned in the lower-left portion of the frame. Its tiny stubby stalk points toward the bottom-right; oversized asymmetric ruffles form a clearly readable silhouette. Matte forest-green and yellow-green gouache shapes, a few broad dark marker strokes suggesting the central rib, no intricate veins or hatching. Three simple pale-blue water droplets rest inside the leaf. A narrow cream highlight catches one curled rim, with a flat warm terracotta shadow beneath. Plain sun-baked apricot background, generous empty space above and to the right. Slightly irregular painted edges, playful proportions, minimal detail, legible at thumbnail size. No people, text, logos or watermarks.