Desert Mirage: A Watercolor Spacecraft

Watercolor painting of a weathered spaceship half-buried in rolling desert dunes at golden hour. Soft washes blend sandy yellows, ochre, and peach with the rusted hull; peeling panels, a cracked cockpit window, and a tilted antenna catching a glint of sun. The ship lies at a diagonal in the foreground, with wind-sculpted sand ripples around it. In the distance, distant sandstone mesas, heat haze, and a pale blue sky. The scene should feel dreamlike and melancholic: painterly textures, visible brushstrokes, and delicate color bleeds typical of watercolors. Emphasize atmosphere and story over hyper-real detail; a quiet, mysterious relic of a forgotten voyage.