The Wide Quiet Dam

Finished editorial illustration, landscape 2:1. Textile-inspired felt cutout image with expressive hand-drawn marker outlines and broad, simple colour fills. From a slightly elevated downstream three-quarter view, a comically broad curved ochre hydroelectric dam occupies the left two-thirds. One oversized teal spillway gate releases a narrow turquoise ribbon of water toward the open lower right. A tiny squat powerhouse is attached at the dam’s foot; a sliver of still reservoir shows behind its crest. Exaggerated asymmetric silhouette, instantly legible at thumbnail size. Old warm-ochre wall against fresh teal gate quietly suggests renewal. Pastel peach and lavender artificial illumination, shallow shadows between felt layers, only a hint of fuzzy edges. Empty muted-lilac banks and generous breathing room on the right create quiet isolation. Minimal details, no intricate stitching or hatching, no diagram elements. No people, no text, no logos, no watermarks.