Owl in an Underwater Cave: Oil Painting

An oil painting of an owl gliding through an underwater cave. The scene uses thick, textured brushstrokes and rich impasto on canvas. The owl, with water-wet feathers and a calm, wise gaze, hovers as its wings are half-spread. Surrounding rock walls are limestone with delicate stalactites dripping into emerald-blue water, strands of kelp, and small coral formations. Beams of sunlight filter from above, casting dramatic chiaroscuro: warm ochre highlights on cool blues and greens. Bubbles rise around the owl while the water shimmers with caustics and faint bioluminescent glow from cave life. The mood is surreal, peaceful, and reminiscent of a classical oil masterwork.