The River of Atlantis: An Oil Painting Dream

Oil painting on canvas of a river winding through the sunken city of Atlantis. In the foreground, the river's glassy surface reflects fallen Doric columns encrusted with coral, seaweed, and pearls. Behind, ruined aqueducts and statues glow with a soft, otherworldly gold as shafts of sunlight pierce turquoise water. Rich blues and greens dominate, with warm ochre and gold highlights from ancient lamps. Thick impasto brushstrokes render water, rock, and reef in tactile texture. Compose a cinematic scene with distant arches, schooling fish, and a quiet current guiding the eye toward a ruined temple silhouette on the horizon. Mood: serene, mysterious, mythic.