The Frog on the Pier: Dawn in Oil

A hyper-detailed oil painting of a single green frog perched on a weathered wooden pier at dawn. The scene is rendered with thick impasto brushstrokes and a muted palette of olive greens, ochre, and sea-blue. Calm harbor water laps at the pilings, reflecting pale light and subtle ripples. Distant sailboats blur on the horizon under a soft, misty sky. The pier extends diagonally from the foreground to the right, its planks slick with spray and salt, with peeling paint and scattered seaweed. The frog looks toward the viewer with glossy eyes and a moist texture, adding a quiet moment of life to the scene. The atmosphere is contemplative and serene, with soft, diffused dawn light, gentle shadows, and visible painterly brushstrokes that emphasize texture. Style: oil on canvas, impressionist-realism, high detail, cinematic perspective, shallow depth of field around the frog.