Crystal Ball in a Portal Lab Oil Painting

An oil painting of a crystal ball on a brass pedestal inside a portal laboratory. The crystal ball glows with swirling nebula colors, casting warm amber reflections on polished metal, glassware, and copper piping. Behind it, a shimmering portal of electric blue and violet ripples like glass, surrounded by intricate arcane machinery, gauges, cables, and vents. Thick, textured brushstrokes and rich oil pigments create dramatic chiaroscuro: warm light from the ball contrasts with cool portal glow. The scene fuses Romantic-era painting with a futuristic sci-fi aesthetic, evoking mystery and awe as if the lab itself is a gateway to another dimension. Painterly, tactile surface with visible brushwork and subtle gloss—an atmospheric fusion of art and science.