Centaur in a Zen Garden — Oil Painting

An elegant oil painting of a centaur standing in a serene Zen garden at dawn. The centaur has a bronze-brown horse body and a wise human torso, wearing a simple robe tied at the waist. He appears in a three-quarter view, left hand resting on a moss-covered stone lantern, gaze directed toward a meticulously raked gravel patch with circular and linear patterns. Surroundings include a low bamboo fence, a small pine bonsai on a stone ledge, scattered smooth river stones, and a tranquil koi pond in the distance; delicate mist wisps hover above moss and rocks. Soft golden light filters through a pale morning sky, casting gentle highlights on the centaur’s musculature with thick impasto brushwork, while glazing adds depth to the foliage and gravel. Palette of earthy ambers, olive greens, slate blues, and warm ochres; painterly texture that fuses classical oil technique with subtle fantasy.