Whale in the Hedge Maze: Oil Painting Dream

An enormous blue whale glides serenely through a sunlit hedge maze, rendered in oil painting on canvas with thick impasto brushstrokes. Warm golden-hour light filters through the dense green hedges, casting long shadows on the mossy ground. The maze walls rise like living emerald walls, meticulously clipped topiary forming archways and corners. The whale's wet skin reflects the surrounding colors, creating shimmering blues and greens, with hints of violet in the shadows. In the distance, a central fountain glitters, and the scene blends surreal whimsy with classical painterly texture: a dreamlike, tranquil composition that evokes old master oil paintings and romantic landscapes.