Chimera in a Serene Zen Garden

An oil painting of a chimera in a tranquil Zen garden. The chimera blends a lion's muscular body, a goat head perched on its back, and a sinuous serpent for a tail. It rests gracefully among raked gravel patterns, moss-covered rocks, and a quiet koi pond. Soft dawn light filters through tall bamboo and a distant stone lantern, casting gentle shadows. Rendered in rich oil-paint textures with thick impasto, the palette uses warm earth tones—ochre, burnt sienna, olive greens, and muted blues—with subtle glaze to create depth and luminosity. Expressive yet controlled brushwork captures the creature's calm gaze and the garden's minimalist serenity. Composition is a low-angle, three-quarter view that emphasizes lines in the gravel and the balance between mythical being and nature. Overall mood is meditative, timeless, and dreamlike, blending myth with quiet landscape.