Treehouse Over a Ghost Town: An Oil Painting

An old wooden treehouse perched in the gnarled branches of a towering tree, overlooking a silent ghost town. Painted as an oil painting with thick impasto brushstrokes, warm but desaturated colors, and textured surfaces. The scene is lit by a low sun filtering through dusty clouds, casting long painterly shadows across cracked streets and abandoned storefronts. The town's weathered facades, peeling paint, broken windows, and rusted signage recede into a pale blue-gray horizon. The treehouse features weathered planks, a slightly crooked ladder, a rope swing, and a small balcony with a flickering rusty lantern. Crows perch on rooftops; a tattered flag hangs from a post. Moss and lichen cling to the bark; wind-swept dust swirls in the air. The camera is at a low angle, slightly to the side, so the treehouse rises above the desolate town as the focal point, with the town fading into mist in the background. A melancholic, eerie, nostalgic mood.