The Long Brush

Finished hand-drawn editorial illustration, 3:2 landscape. Oblique overhead view of a public-terrace table. In the left two-thirds, an absurdly long ochre-handled watercolour brush lies diagonally across a small, squat sheet of cream paper, its broad wet tip touching one loose cobalt-and-coral wash. One tiny squat glass water jar sits beside the sheet, with a pale cyan lower rim. A simple parapet and a narrow sky strip establish the terrace; no people. Exaggerated asymmetric proportions, immediately legible silhouettes. Combine expressive broad marker fills with a wood-engraving look: dark carved-looking outlines, uneven edges and a few wide white gouge marks, no intricate hatching. Warm cream, charcoal, ochre, coral and cobalt palette. Gentle daylight, minimal shadows, generous quiet tabletop on the right. Simple flat shapes, no clutter. No text, logos or watermarks.