Small Stem, Wide Leaves
An overhead marker illustration of a solitary sapling with three oversized sage-green leaves, a crooked stem and a small ochre soil patch on an ivory background.
Small 640×427, Medium 1200×800
Finished hand-drawn editorial ink illustration, 3:2 landscape. Direct overhead view of one young sapling rooted in a small irregular patch of warm ochre earth, positioned in the right third. Three comically oversized sage-green leaves spread unevenly from a tiny crooked woody stem: one long leaf reaches toward the upper left, one broad rounded leaf extends right, and one small curled leaf points down. Keep the branching stem visible between the leaves so the plant reads clearly as a sapling. Bold, slightly wobbly black felt-tip contours, sparse flat marker fills, tiny ochre accents beneath curled leaf edges suggesting warm reflected light. One short, simple grounding shadow. Warm ivory background with generous uninterrupted space on the left. Quiet, stationary, gently playful; legible at thumbnail size. No intricate veins, hatching, diagram elements, people or extra objects. No text, logos or watermarks.
