Gargoyle on a Snowy Summit: Watercolor Reverie

Watercolor illustration of a weathered stone gargoyle perched on a windswept snowy mountain summit. Wings folded along its back, moss patches on the carved surface, and a vigilant gaze into the distance. Use delicate wet-on-wet watercolor washes to create soft edges, with a cool palette of icy blues, slate grays, and snowy whites, and a subtle warm glow on the stone. Snow swirls around the gargoyle; icicles cling to ledges near its taloned feet. The distant background shows snow-dusted peaks under a pale, overcast sky, rendered with a light grainy texture like watercolor paper. Composition centers the gargoyle in the foreground with the alpine panorama fading behind, conveying winter solitude and Gothic mystery. Lighting is diffused, slightly backlit to give a faint halo on the gargoyle's silhouette.