Watercolor Tree Amid a Thunderstorm

Watercolor painting of a solitary tree during a thunderstorm. Use loose wet-on-wet washes in deep blues, grays, and greens to create stormy skies with heavy, rolling clouds. Rain streaks blur branches and leaves into a misty blur. The tree is windswept, its gnarled limbs bending dramatically; the trunk appears rough and wet. A jagged bolt of lightning illuminates the storm behind the tree, casting a pale glow on wet leaves and reflecting in puddles at the base. Edges are soft and colors bleed into the paper grain, capturing the characteristic texture of watercolor. The mood is tense yet lyrical, a powerful yet fragile moment in nature.