The Lighthouse Bard in Watercolor

A watercolor illustration of a bard inside a weathered seaside lighthouse. The bard stands on a creaky wooden floor near a spiraling staircase, wearing a tattered cloak and boots, strumming a lute. Soft watercolor washes in blues, teals, and warm ochre surround them as a golden lantern glows, casting gentle highlights on salt-streaked walls. Through a porthole, stormy skies and crashing waves loom outside; wind and spray ripple across glass. Musical notes drift around the bard like translucent ribbons, and shelves hold old maps, seashells, and a bottle of ink. The scene uses wet-on-wet techniques, delicate grain, and diffused edges to evoke a dreamy, poetic maritime fantasy.